годзен

Inherited from Old Slovak hoden, variant of hodný, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *godьnъ. Doublet of годни (hodni, “rather large”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɔd͡zɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɔd͡zɛn
• Hyphenation: го‧дзен

годзен (hodzen) (feminine годна, neuter годно, plural годни)

1. will be able to

   годзен ши то зробиц? ― hodzen ši to zrobic? ― will you be able to get it done?

   вона му нє годна помогнуц ― vona mu nje hodna pomohnuc ― she will not be able to help him

   вчера сом нє могол, а нєшка сом годзен присц ― včera som nje mohol, a nješka som hodzen prisc ― I couldn't come yesterday, but today I will be able to come

   • 2024 November 8, Ол. Русковски, “Кральовски третман – з цукрову пасту [Royal treatment - with sugar paste]”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Прето ше наздавам же найдзем роботу, а вшeлїяк, же нє плануєм робиц лєм покля нє сполнїм условия за пензию – покля сом годна робиц, я будзем – щиро приповеда тота вредна дзивка.

     Preto še nazdavam že najdzem robotu, a všeljijak, že nje planujem robic ljem poklja nje spolnjim uslovija za penziju – poklja som hodna robic, ja budzem – ščiro pripoveda tota vredna dzivka.

     Therefore I hope I'll find a job, and certainly, I don't plan to work until I meet the conditions for a pension – as long as I will be able to work, I will – this diligent girl said sincerely.

2. (obsolete) can (in present tense)

   Synonym: мочи (moči)

   пробую, а нїхто нє годзен подзвигнуц ― probuju, a njixto nje hodzen podzvihnuc ― they are trying, and no one can lift it up

3. (hedge) might (in the future)

   Synonym: годно (hodno)

   Near-synonym: можебуц (možebuc)

   причекайме ище дакус, годзен / годна / годни ище наисц ― pričekajme išče dakus, hodzen / hodna / hodni išče naisc ― let's wait a little longer, more might be found

   нє идз на польо, годно падац ― nje idz na polʹo, hodno padac ― don't go to the field, it might rain

   нє охабяйце дзеци сами дома, годни дацо наробиц ― nje oxabjajce dzeci sami doma, hodni daco narobic ― don't leave children alone at home, they might do something

   годно буц и так ― hodno buc i tak ― it might be like that

   вон годзен нє присц ― von hodzen nje prisc ― he might not come

• Used as a future form of мочи (moči), and is more common than using a future inflection of буц (buc) + мочи (moči).
• The neuter form is used impersonally.

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “годзен”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy