See also: légyen and legyén

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛɟɛn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧gyen

Etymology 1

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From the shared le- stem of van (to be) and lesz (to become; will be) + -jen (personal suffix).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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legyen

  1. third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of van
    Legyen Ön is milliomos!Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (title of a quiz show) (literally, “You be a millionaire, too!”)
    legyen világosságlet there be light
    az erő legyen veledmay the Force be with you
  2. third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of lesz
    A fiam miniszterelnök legyen, a lányom meg űrhajós.My son should/shall become a prime minister, and my daughter, an astronaut.
Usage notes
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See at légyen.

Derived terms
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Expressions

Etymology 2

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From the noun légy (fly) +‎ -en (case suffix).

Noun

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legyen

  1. (somewhat folksy) Alternative form of légyen, superessive singular of légy
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