3.3.4. Aspect/Mood/Evidentiality marking on the verb(-like) form
Mood is marked on the existential verb. The examples illustrate a subjunctive and a conditional form.
Legyen | (végre) | egy | kutya | az | utcá-ban! | Örülnék, | ha | len-ne | kutya | az | utcá-ban. |
be.SUBJ.3SG | (at.last) | a | dog | the | street-INE | be.glad.COND.1SG | if | be-COND.3SG | dog | the | street-INE |
’There should be a dog in the street at last! I would be happy if there were a dog in the street.’
Source: Example provided by database editor (native speaker).
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