hogy
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Uralic *kuńćɜ, from *ku (“interrogative stem”). Cognates include Komi-Zyrian кыдз (kydź, “how”), Eastern Mari кузе (kuze, “how”), perhaps Finnish konsa (“when”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithogy
- (interrogative) how?
Usage notes
edit- It is usually interchangeable with hogyan (and its other, less common synonyms), except when followed by a form of van (“to be”) (as in the examples above).
- This adverb hogy is stressed, as opposed to the conjunction below, which has no stress:
- Várom, hogy dönt. ― I’m waiting (to see) how s/he decides. – stressed (adverb), interchangeable with hogyan; optionally it may also be preceded by the (unstressed) conjunction hogy: Várom, hogy hogy(an) dönt.
- Várom, hogy döntsön. ― I’m waiting for him/her to decide (literally, “…that s/he should decide”) – unstressed (conjunction)
Sometimes both interpretations (and thus both pronunciations) are possible: elárulta, hogy változtatna a közlekedési szabályokon (“s/he revealed how s/she would change traffic rules / that s/he would change traffic rules”). It can be disambiguated for example in the following ways: elárulta, hogyan változtatna… vs. elárulta, hogy megváltoztatná a közlekedési szabályokat (verbal prefix inserted, superessive argument changed to direct object): the fronted verbal prefix is possible only if it is stressed, which precludes a stressed adverb hogy.
Derived terms
editConjunction
edithogy
- (followed by indicative mood) that
- Látom, hogy itt vagy. ― I see that you are here.
- Láttam, hogy jössz. ― I saw you coming. (literally, “I saw that you "are" coming.”)
- (followed by indicative mood, used with -e or a question word, often omitted) if, whether (or not translated)
- Nem tudom, (hogy) akar-e jönni. ― I don't know if s/he wants to come.
- Nem tudom, (hogy) mikor akar jönni. ― I don't know when s/he wants to come. (literally, “I don't know that when s/he wants to come.”)
- (followed by subjunctive/imperative mood, occasionally omitted) to (expressing imperative in reported speech)
- Mondtam neki, hogy maradjon otthon. ― I told him/her to stay at home. (literally, “I told him/her that he/she stay [imperative] at home.”)
- (followed by subjunctive/imperative mood, optionally preceded by azért, abból a célból or avégett) so, so that, so as to, in order to, in order that (specifying the aim or goal of an action)
- Átmegyek a másik szobába, hogy ne zavarjalak. ― I'll go to the other room so I don't disturb you.
- Azért megyek át a másik szobába, hogy ne zavarjalak. ― I'll go to the other room so that I don't disturb you.
Usage notes
editSee above, under the adverb sense.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- (how [adverb]): hogy 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
- (that [conjunction]): hogy 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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