5.1.5. Mood
The copula must be used in non-indicative moods. The examples illustrate subjunctive and conditional clauses.
Ez | a | könyv | legyen | Iván-é. | Ha | ez | a | könyv | Iván-é | lenne... |
this | the | book | be.SUBJ.3SG | Ivan-é | if | this | the | book | Ivan-é | be.COND.3SG |
’This book should be Ivan's. If this book were Ivan's…’
Source: Example provided by database editor (native speaker), based on Egedi et al. 2019.
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