fájdalmas

Fájdalmas is a Hungarian adjective meaning painful or pain-filled, used to describe physical discomfort as well as emotional distress or distressing experiences. It derives from the noun fájdalom, “pain,” with the adjectival suffix -mas, which yields a word that can refer to both bodily sensation and figurative hardship.

In usage, fájdalmas covers a broad semantic range. It can describe concrete physical pain, such as an injury or illness, and it can express sorrow, harm, or troubling memories. Common phrases include fájdalmas emlékek (painful memories), fájdalmas igazság (the painful truth), and fájdalmas sebesülés (a painful injury). The term is frequently employed in both literal and metaphorical contexts, including literature, journalism, and everyday speech.

Grammatically, fájdalmas is an attributive and predicative adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies in number and definiteness. It forms comparative and superlative forms such as fájdalmasabb and legfájdalmasabb, and it can be used adverbially as fájdalmasan to describe how an action is performed in a painful or distressing manner.

Related terms include fájdalom (pain), which denotes the sensation or condition itself, and related adjectives like kínos or szenvedős, which convey related nuances of discomfort or suffering. While synonymous in some contexts, each word carries distinct connotations and usage patterns depending on the degree and type of pain being described.