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Meaning of lesz | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A1 Common
[ˈlɛsː]

Definitions

  1. future of van (“to be”): will be
    form-of, future
  2. to become, get, turn into (out of someone or something: -ból/-ből; into something, achieving a state: nominative or [less commonly] -vá/-vé)
    copulative, intransitive
  3. to come into being, come to be, get (to have) (as if due to external circumstances)
    intransitive
  4. to occur, come to pass, come about, happen, come into being, take place, befall (with -val/-vel)
    copulative, intransitive
  5. must be, have to be (expressing probability or logical necessity)

Equivalents

English become get grow Have to turn

Examples

“szerelmes lesz (valakibe)”

to fall in love (with someone)

“Az ebihalból béka lesz.”

The tadpole turns into a frog.

“Lett egy kutyánk.”

We got a dog.

“Lett egy új állásom.”

I got a new job.

“Mi lett vele, miután elküldték?”

What happened to him after he was dismissed?

“Ez a postás lesz.”

It must be the postman.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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