fenntartható

From fenntart (“to maintain”) +‎ -ható (“-able, -ible”, adjective-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛntɒrthɒtoː]
• Hyphenation: fenn‧tart‧ha‧tó
• Rhymes: -toː

fenntartható (comparative fenntarthatóbb, superlative legfenntarthatóbb)

1. sustainable, maintainable

The verbal prefix in these adjectives (in this case, fenn-) may separate from the rest of the form (whether by reversing the order or with another element wedged in), especially following the sentence focus or with the particles is, nem, sem, and se, for example megtekinthető (“viewable”) → nem tekinthető meg (“cannot be viewed”), itt tekinthető meg (“can be viewed here”), meg is tekinthető (“can be viewed as well”).

• Meddig tartható fenn ez az állapot?

  How long can this situation be maintained?