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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hat"

Hungarian

Etymology

Ultimately originates from the verb hat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [hɒt]
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Suffix

-hat

(potential suffix, added to verbs):
‎ad (“to give”) + ‎-hat → ‎adhat (“may give, can give”)
1. (expressing possibility) may (having the potential to do or be something)
  A hosszan magára hagyott kutya ugathat, nyüszíthet, bepisilhet vagy rombolhat. ― A dog left alone for a long time may bark, whimper, wet itself, or destroy things.
  
  Synonym: lehet/meglehet/előfordulhat/megtörténhet/megeshet, hogy…
2. (expressing permission) may, can, being permitted, allowed, or enabled to
  Ebbe a házba bemehet a kutya. ― The dog is allowed to enter this house.
  
  Ezt én nem írhatom alá helyetted. ― I cannot (= am not allowed to) sign it instead of you.
  
  Synonym: (with the logical subject in the dative) szabad
3. (expressing opportunity) can
  Ennél a forrásnál ihatunk vizet és meguzsonnázhatunk. ― At this spring we can drink water and have a snack.
  
  Synonym: (the argument supplied with -ra/-re or in the infinitive) módja/lehetősége van

Usage notes

(potential suffix) Variants:
-hat is added to back-vowel verbs

-het is added to front-vowel verbs
To express can in the sense “to be able to”, see tud.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -hat

megszámlálhat

radikalizálhat

rekonstruálhat

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-ttëk.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-hat

Forms nouns from verbs, indicating where the action takes place.
‎njuovvat (“to butcher”) + ‎-hat → ‎njuovahat (“slaughterhouse”)

Usage notes

This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

More information Even a-stem, hk-g gradation, Nominative ...

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -hat

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