Isten hozott

Hungarian

Etymology

Isten (“God”) +‎ hoz (“to bring”) +‎ -ott (past-tense suffix), literally “God (has) brought you” (the informal “you” implied in the indefinite past-tense suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈiʃtɛn ˌhozotː]

Interjection

Isten hozott

(informal) welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)

Usage notes

Informal, used when greeting one person. Other variations:

(informal) Isten hozott téged
(informal, plural) Isten hozott titeket, Isten hozott benneteket
(formal) Isten hozta, Isten hozta önt, Isten hozta magát
(formal, plural) Isten hozta önöket, Isten hozta magukat

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