-ván

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vaːn]

Suffix

-ván

  1. (adverbial participle suffix) Added to a verb to form an adverbial participle.
    lát (“to see”) → Ezt látván, így szólt. - After he saw this, he said...

Usage notes
  • (adverbial participle suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ván is added to back vowel verbs
    -vén is added to front vowel verbs

See also
  • -va/-ve
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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