netán

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• netalán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛtaːn]
• Hyphenation: ne‧tán
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

netán (not comparable)

1. perchance, possibly, by chance, by any chance, (if…) should, in case (suggesting an unlikely possibility)

   Synonyms: talán, esetleg, véletlenül

   Vigyél esernyőt, ha netán elered(ne) az eső. (The optional conditional may enhance the presumed unlikelihood.) ― Take an umbrella in case it rains. (literally, “…if the rain should possibly start.”)

Further reading

• netán defined at netalán 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