-ván

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vaːn]

Suffix

-ván

  1. (adverbial participle suffix) A less frequent variant of -va. See details there.
    lát (“to see”) → Ezt látván, így szólt... ― After seeing this, he said...

Usage notes

  • (adverbial participle suffix) Variants:
    -va is added to back-vowel verbs
    fut (“to run”) → Futva jöttek vissza. ― They came back running.
    -ve is added to front-vowel verbs
    ismer (“to know”) → Ismerve téged, elfogadom a véleményedet. ― Knowing you, I accept your opinion.
    -ván a less frequent variant of -va
    szól (“to speak”) → Az írásról szólván, mikor jelenik meg a legújabb könyve? ― Speaking of writing, when will your next book be published?
    -vén a less frequent variant of -ve
    ismer (“to know”) → Nem ismervén a tényeket, erre a kérdésre nem tudok válaszolni. ― Not knowing the facts, I can't answer this question.

Derived terms

  • Category:Hungarian adverbial participles

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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