hogy

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kuńćɜ, from *ku (interrogative stem). Cognates include Komi-Zyrian кыдз (kydz, how), Eastern Mari кузе (kuze, how), perhaps Finnish konsa (when).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoɟ]
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Adverb

hogy

  1. (interrogative) how?
    Hogy vagy?How are you? (informal)
    Hogy érzi magát?How are you feeling? (formal)

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hogy

  1. that
    Látom, hogy itt vagy.I see that you are here.
    Láttam, hogy jössz.I saw you coming (literally: I saw that you "come".)
    Mondtam, hogy maradj otthon.I told you to stay at home (literally: I told you that you stay (imperative) at home.)
  2. so, so that; Specifying the aim or goal of an action. The verb that follows is in subjunctive (imperative) mood.
    Átmegyek a másik szobába, hogy ne zavarjalak.I go to the other room, so I don't disturb you.

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