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vendégül lát

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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vendég (guest) +‎ -ül (as, essive-modal case suffix) + lát (to receive)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛndeːɡylːaːt]

Verb

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vendégül lát

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to entertain/host someone, to invite someone over, (to receive/welcome someone at one's home as a guest) (for something: -ra/-re)
    Synonyms: megvendégel, vendégségbe hív, meghív
    Szeretnénk titeket vendégül látni vacsorára.We'd like to invite you for dinner.
    Gyakran látták vendégül vacsorára.They often hosted him for dinner.

Usage notes

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  • The word order can be switched depending on the sentence. See the examples above.

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see lát.
  • The inflected noun vendégül remains unchanged.