hallgat

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hall (to hear) +‎ -gat (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

hallgat

  1. (transitive) to listen to something (to pay attention to a sound or speech)
    Zenét hallgatunk.We are listening to music.
  2. (transitive) to take a course in something (at a university)
    Egyetemi előadásokat hallgat.He/she is taking university courses.
  3. (intransitive) to keep quiet, remain silent
    Nem beszél. Csak hallgat.She does not speak. She just keeps quiet.
  4. (intransitive, with -ról/-ről) to keep quiet about something
    Csak hallgat az esetről.He/she is silent about the case.
  5. (intransitive, with -ra/-re) to heed, to take somebody's advice, to listen to someone
    Synonyms: engedelmeskedik, megfogad
    Nem hallgat rám.He/she is not listening to me.

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Further reading[edit]

  • hallgat 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