talán

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See also: talan and -talan

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from találom (“I think, I believe”, literally “I find it ”), the first-person present tense form of the verb talál (“to find”).[1] Compare hiszen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧lán
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

talán

  1. maybe, perhaps
    Synonyms: esetleg, tán

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References

  1. ^ Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)

Further reading

  • talán 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
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