Látnod

látnod is a form of the Hungarian verb látni, meaning "to see." It is a non-finite form built from the infinitive látni with the second-person singular possessive suffix -od, and it functions in clauses that refer to the subject you. In practice, látnod is used with auxiliary or modal verbs to express obligations, intentions, or possibilities for the second person.

Morphology and formation: the base is látni (to see). The suffix -od marks 2nd person singular (you). The resulting form látnod is not a finite verb by itself; it appears in periphrastic constructions such as látnod kell (you must see), látnod kell ezt a filmet (you have to see this film). Because it is non-finite, látnod commonly appears in clauses that accompany other verbs or in subordinate structures.

Usage: látnod is mainly encountered in casual spoken Hungarian and in written forms that reproduce speech patterns with the second-person subject explicit. It is less common in formal writing, where speakers may opt for finite forms or alternate expressions like meg kell nézned vagy látni kell. The form is closely related to the broader system of non-finite verb forms in Hungarian, which allows the speaker to encode modality and subject reference within a single non-finite clause.

Examples:

- Látnod kell ezt a filmet. (You must see this film.)

- Sietned kell, hogy látnod legyen az eredményt. (You must hurry to see the result.) [usage note: common constructions vary, and native speakers often adjust phrasing.]

See also: látni, látás, magyar igei képzések, non-finite igeformák.