elvárod

Elvárod is a form of the Hungarian verb elvár, used as the second-person singular present indicative. The verb means to expect or to demand, often in the sense of what one believes someone should do or provide. It is a transitive verb and frequently takes a direct object or a clause introduced by hogy to specify what is expected from someone.

In usage, elvár is formed with the prefix el- attached to vár, giving a sense of completion or external expectation. The present tense forms include: én elvárom, te elvárod, ő elvárja. It is common to express expectations toward another person with phrases such as Mit várod el tőle? or Azt várja el, hogy időben segítsen. The noun elvárás denotes an expectation or a demand, and the related verb form elvárni jelentésében covers both expectations and requirements.

Origins and scope: elvár originates from vár (to wait, to expect) with the prefix el-, a common pattern in Hungarian to signify a completed or intensified action. In contemporary Hungarian, elvárod is widely used in everyday speech as well as in formal writing. It can be complemented by expressions of source or target, such as tőle (from him) or tőlük (from them), and by subordinate clauses introduced by hogy to specify the content of the expectation.

See also elvárás, elvárni, vár.