netán

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛtaːn]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧tán
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

netán (not comparable)

  1. perchance, possibly, by chance, by any chance, (if…) should, in case (suggesting an unlikely possibility)
    Synonyms: talán, esetleg, véletlenül
    Vigyél esernyőt, ha netán elered(ne) az eső. (The optional conditional may enhance the presumed unlikelihood.) ― Take an umbrella in case it rains. (literally, “…if the rain should possibly start.”)

Further reading

  • netán defined at netalán in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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