Meaning of lettek | Babel Free

Definitions

1. third-person plural indicative past of lesz (“they have become, they became”)
   form-of, indicative, past, plural, third-person
2. only used in lettek volna (third-person plural conditional past of van, “they would have been, [if] they had been”).
3. construed with volna: third-person plural conditional past of lesz (“they would have become, [if] they had become”)

Examples

“Orvosok lettek.”

They have become (or they became) doctors.

“Legszívesebben orvosok lettek volna.”

They’d have preferably become doctors or What they wanted to do best was become doctors.

“Ha metróval jönnek (or jöttek volna), időben itt lettek volna.”

If they had taken the subway, they would have been here on time.

“Ha itt lettek volna, segítettek volna.”

If they had been here, they would have helped [us/you].

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