-ván

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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.

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