óva int

Hungarian

Alternative forms
  • óvva int (rare)

Etymology

ó (“to protect, guard”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix) +‎ int (“to caution, warn”), literally “to warn as a protection”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈoːvɒint]

Verb

óva int

  1. (transitive) to warn, caution (against/away from something: -tól/-től)
    Synonyms: óv, figyelmeztet
    Óva intenék mindenkit attól, hogy belekeveredjen a politikai vitákba.
    I would caution everyone against getting mixed up in political quarrels.

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see int.
  • The adverbial participle óva remains unchanged.

Further reading
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