nehogy

Hungarian

Etymology

ne +‎ hogy

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛɦoɟ]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧hogy
  • Rhymes: -oɟ

Conjunction

nehogy

  1. lest (in order that …… should not ……)
    Gyorsabban futok, nehogy elkapjon. ― I am running faster, lest he catch me.

Usage notes
  • The verb of the clause takes the subjunctive (imperative) mood.

Further reading
  • nehogy in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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