[ˈkiːvaːn], [ˈkivaːn]
EredetFrom an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin + -n (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). For the suffix, compare harsan.
- transitiveto desire, fancy, want, long for something
“Nem kívánom az édességet.” — I don't want sweets.
- transitiveto wish somebody something (what is wished requires accusative case -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt; the person requires dative case -nak/-nek)
“Sok szerencsét kívánunk neked!” — We wish you lots of luck!
- transitiveto expect, require, demand, call for (the person expected to do something is expressed with -tól/-től)
“Ne kívánd tőlem, hogy még mosolyogjak is!” — Don’t expect me to smile on top of it.
“Ez a munka nagy figyelmet kíván.” — This job requires lots of attention.
Alakokkívánok(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, informal, second-person, singular) · kívánsz(error-unrecognized-form, formal, indefinite, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person) · kívánsz(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, singular, third-person) · kíván(error-unrecognized-form, first-person, indefinite, plural) · kívánunk(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, informal, plural, second-person) · kívántok(error-unrecognized-form, formal, indefinite, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person) · kívántok(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, plural, third-person) · kívánnak(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · kívánom(definite, error-unrecognized-form, informal, second-person, singular) · kívánod(definite, error-unrecognized-form, formal, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person) · kívánod(definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular, third-person) · kívánja(definite, error-unrecognized-form, first-person, plural) · kívánjuk(definite, error-unrecognized-form, informal, plural, second-person) · kívánjátok(definite, error-unrecognized-form, formal, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person) · kívánjátok(definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · kívánják(definite, error-unrecognized-form) · kívánlak(error-unrecognized-form, informal, second-person, singular) · kívántam(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, informal, past, second-person, singular) · kívántál(error-unrecognized-form, formal, indefinite, past, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person) · kívántál(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, past, singular, third-person)