-ván

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vaːn]

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.)

Derived terms

  • Category:Hungarian adverbial participles

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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