-vén

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See also: ven, VEN, Ven., veň, vén, věn, and ven.

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-vén

  1. (adverbial participle suffix) A less frequent front-vowel variant of -va. See details there.
    lép (to step, enter)
    A szobába lépvén első dolga volt, hogy becsukta az ablakot.When entering the room, the first thing he did was to close the window.

Usage notes

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  • (adverbial participle suffix) Variants:
    -va is added to back-vowel verbs
    fut (to run)Futva jöttek vissza.They came back running.
    -ve is added to front-vowel verbs
    ismer (to know)Ismerve téged, elfogadom a véleményedet.Knowing you, I accept your opinion.
    -ván a less frequent variant of -va
    szól (to speak)Az írásról szólván, mikor jelenik meg a legújabb könyve?Speaking of writing, when will your next book be published?
    -vén a less frequent variant of -ve
    ismer (to know)Nem ismervén a tényeket, erre a kérdésre nem tudok válaszolni.Not knowing the facts, I can't answer this question.

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