Meaning of lett | Babel Free

Definitions

1. third-person singular indicative past of lesz (“s/he has become, s/he became”)
   form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person
2. only used in lett volna (third-person singular conditional past of van, “s/he would have been, [if] s/he had been”).
3. construed with volna: third-person singular conditional past of lesz (“s/he would have become, s/he would have been, [if] s/he had become”)

Examples

“Orvos lett.”

S/he has become (or s/he became) a doctor.

“Legszívesebben orvos lett volna.”

S/he’d have preferably become a doctor or What s/he wanted to do best was become a doctor.

“A képviselőből polgármesterré lett XY azzal a céllal indult a választáson, hogy…”

XY, advanced to mayor from representative, ran at the election with the goal of…

“Ha metróval jön (or jött volna), időben itt lett volna.”

If s/he had taken the subway, s/he would have been here on time.

“Ha itt lett volna, segített volna.”

If s/he had been here, s/he would have helped [us/you/them].

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