-hat/-het
A2
Hungarian
may, could
A2
1
may
A2
Usage pattern:
ige + -hat/-het
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
express possibility or give permission
Themes
modality
|possibility
|permission
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to indicate that something is possible or to give someone permission to do something.
A2
2
could
A2
Usage pattern:
[ige]+hatott/-hetett; [ige]+hattam/-hettem stb.
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Express past ability or possibility
Themes
modality
|past_time
|ability
|possibility
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
Used to express that someone was able to do something in the past, or that something was possible.
A2
2
could
B1
Usage pattern:
[ige]+hat/-het
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Express uncertainty about events
Themes
modality
|possibility
|uncertainty
|future_time
|prediction
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
Used to say that something is possible but not certain now or in the future.
Grammar
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Expressions
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