hadd
English edit
Noun edit
hadd (plural hudud or hadood or hadud or hudood)
Anagrams edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Lexicalization of hagyd (“let [him/her/it]!”, imperative).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hadd (not comparable)
- let, please (usually preceding a verb in the subjunctive [imperative] mood, but the indicative is also possible in some cases)
- Hadd jöjjön ő is! ― Let him come, too!
- Hadd nézzem meg! ― Let me see it.
Usage notes edit
As opposed to English, the Hungarian word hadd is not necessary in the first-person plural imperative: a simple subjunctive verb form is enough if it expresses a suggestion, e.g. menjünk (“let’s go”). The form preceded by hadd can be used though if it implies an actual request for permission.
Further reading edit
- hadd 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
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
hadd