dobban

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdobːɒn]
• Hyphenation: dob‧ban
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -an (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). The root is possibly related to dob (“drum”).

Verb

dobban

1. (intransitive) to thud, boom (to make a dull and deep sound)
2. (intransitive, of the heart) to throb, pound (to give a strong thud)
3. (intransitive, archaic, literary) to flump (to fall with a dull sound)

Conjugation

conjugation of dobban

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbanok	dobbansz	dobban	dobbanunk	dobbantok	dobbannak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dobbantam	dobbantál	dobbant	dobbantunk	dobbantatok	dobbantak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dobbanni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dobbanék	dobbanál	dobbana	dobbanánk	dobbanátok	dobbanának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dobban vala, dobbant vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dobbanandok	dobbanandasz	dobbanand	dobbanandunk	dobbanandotok	dobbanandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbannék	dobbannál	dobbanna	dobbannánk	dobbannátok	dobbannának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbant volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbanjak	dobbanj or dobbanjál	dobbanjon	dobbanjunk	dobbanjatok	dobbanjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbant légyen
Infinitive	dobbanni		dobbannom	dobbannod	dobbannia	dobbannunk	dobbannotok	dobbanniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	dobbanás		dobbanó	dobbant	―	dobbanva (dobbanván)

potential conjugation of dobban

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbanhatok	dobbanhatsz	dobbanhat	dobbanhatunk	dobbanhattok	dobbanhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dobbanhattam	dobbanhattál	dobbanhatott	dobbanhattunk	dobbanhattatok	dobbanhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dobbanhaték	dobbanhatál	dobbanhata	dobbanhatánk	dobbanhatátok	dobbanhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. dobbanhat vala, dobbanhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dobbanhatandok or dobbanandhatok	dobbanhatandasz or dobbanandhatsz	dobbanhatand or dobbanandhat	dobbanhatandunk or dobbanandhatunk	dobbanhatandotok or dobbanandhattok	dobbanhatandanak or dobbanandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbanhatnék	dobbanhatnál	dobbanhatna	dobbanhatnánk	dobbanhatnátok	dobbanhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbanhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dobbanhassak	dobbanhass or dobbanhassál	dobbanhasson	dobbanhassunk	dobbanhassatok	dobbanhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbanhatott légyen
Inf.	(dobbanhatni)		(dobbanhatnom)	(dobbanhatnod)	(dobbanhatnia)	(dobbanhatnunk)	(dobbanhatnotok)	(dobbanhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(dobbanhatva / dobbanhatván)

Derived terms

• dobbanat
• dobbanás

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• feldobban
• hazadobban
• kidobban
• ledobban
• megdobban
• odadobban
• összedobban
• visszadobban

Related terms

• dobbant
• dobog

 

Etymology 2

dob (“drum”) +‎ -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix)

Noun

dobban

1. inessive singular of dob

Further reading

• dobban in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• dobban in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)