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Hungarian
Etymology
szeret + -ne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: sze‧ret‧ne
Verb
szeretne
- third-person singular conditional present indefinite of szeret
- Synonym: kedvelne
Szerintem nem szeret engem a tanárom. — Biztos szeretne, ha figyelnél az óráján.- I don’t think my teacher likes me. — She would surely like you if you paid attention at her class.
- (idiomatic) expressing intention, wish or desire:
- would like to, wish to… (with an infinitive as its object)
- Synonyms: akar (“to want”), igyekszik (“to strive”), próbál (“to try”)
- Segíteni szeretne. ― S/he would like to help.
- would like, want (to have, to be), wish for…
- Synonyms: akar (“to want”), vágyik (“to long for”), kíván (“to wish, desire”)
- Új autót szeretne. ― S/he would like (to have) a new car.
- Szeretett volna otthon maradni. ― S/he wanted to stay at home.
Further reading
- senses 5. and 6. at szeret 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