elfújni

Elfújni is a Hungarian verb derived from fújni (to blow) with the perfective prefix el-, used to indicate the completion of the action. The primary sense is to blow out or extinguish, rather than to blow or inflate in general.

The most common usage is in the context of extinguishing a flame. In everyday speech one writes or says elfújja vagy elfújták a gyertyát or a lámpát, meaning to blow out the candle or lamp. The object is typically a light source, and the action is considered complete once the flame is extinguished.

Beyond extinguishing, elfújni can also appear in contexts describing releasing air or deflating something, but this sense is far less common. When the intended meaning is to inflate or puff something up, Hungarian typically uses felfújni or felfújni, not elfújni.

Pronunciation in Hungarian approximates as el-fu-nyi, with the stress on the first syllable. The form changes with person and tense, for example, elfújtotta (he blew out) or elfújsz (you blow out).

In summary, elfújni is mainly encountered as the act of blowing out a flame, and it is not a name for a dish or culinary technique. Its use is largely limited to extinguishing flames, with other senses being rare and often superseded by more specific verbs like felfújni for inflating or felfújni in related contexts.

See also: fújni, eloltani, felfújni