Template:hu-d-hat

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    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

Purpose[edit]

This is a definition template for the Hungarian suffix-pair -hat/-het. Instead of repeating the same definition twice, a template allows editing in one place and keeps the definitions in sync.