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Hungarian
Etymology
ne + hogy
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nehogy
- lest (in order that …… should not ……)
- Gyorsabban futok, nehogy elkapjon. ― I am running faster, lest he catch me.
Usage notes
- The verb of the clause takes the subjunctive (imperative) mood.
Further reading
- nehogy in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN