Meaning of -hat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. may (having the potential to do or be something)
   morpheme, potential, suffix
2. may, can, being permitted, allowed, or enabled to
   morpheme
3. can
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“ad (“to give”) + -hat → adhat (“may give, can give”)”

“A hosszan magára hagyott kutya ugathat, nyüszíthet, bepisilhet vagy rombolhat.”

A dog left alone for a long time may bark, whimper, wet itself, or destroy things.

“Ebbe a házba bemehet a kutya.”

The dog is allowed to enter this house.

“Ezt én nem írhatom alá helyetted.”

I cannot (= am not allowed to) sign it instead of you.

“Ennél a forrásnál ihatunk vizet és meguzsonnázhatunk.”

At this spring we can drink water and have a snack.

CEFR level