hallgat

Hungarian

Etymology

hall (to hear) + -gat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlɡɒt]
  • Hyphenation: hall‧gat

Verb

hallgat

  1. (transitive) to listen to something, hear
    Most zenét hallgatunk. - We are listening to music.
  2. (transitive) to take a course in something (at a university)
    Egyetemi előadásokat hallgat. - He is taking university courses.
  3. (intransitive) to remain silent
    Nem beszél. Csak hallgat. - She does not speak. She just keeps quiet.
  4. (intransitive) to keep quiet about something (-ról/-ről)
    Csak hallgat az esetről - He is not talking about what happened.
  5. (intransitive) to take somebody's advice, to listen to someone (-ra/-re)
    Nem hallgat rám. - He is not listening to me.

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Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • áthallgat
  • belehallgat
  • elhallgat
  • kihallgat
  • lehallgat
  • meghallgat

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