talán

See also: talan and -talan

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from találom (“I think, I believe”, literally “I find it [to be in some way]”), the first-person present tense form of the verb talál (“to find”). Compare hiszen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlaːn]

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• Hyphenation: ta‧lán
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

talán

1. maybe, perhaps

   Synonyms: esetleg, tán

Derived terms

Compound words

• netalán

Further reading

• talán in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.