Lélegezhet

Lélegezhet is a Hungarian verb form that expresses possibility or permission, roughly meaning “may breathe” or “can breathe.” It is the present potential mood of the verb lélegezni, which means to breathe. The form is created by attaching the -het suffix to the stem lélegez-; due to vowel harmony, the form for this stem is lélegezhet. The base form Lélegezhet is used for the third-person singular, and other persons are formed analogously by applying the standard Hungarian personal endings (for example, lélegezhetünk for “we may breathe,” lélegezhettek for “you all may breathe,” etc.). The negative is formed with nem: nem lélegezhet.

Usage and nuance: lélegezhet denotes possibility or permission rather than obligation. It is common in medical, physiological, or descriptive contexts to indicate that breathing is possible under certain conditions. It can appear in factual statements about a patient or situation, as well as in hypothetical or conditional phrasing.

Examples:

- A beteg lélegezhet önállóan. (The patient can breathe independently.)

- Légzőkészülék nélkül lélegezhet. (It can breathe without a respirator.)

Relationship to related forms: lélegezhet is derived from lélegezni (to breathe) through the potential suffix -het, which follows Hungarian vowel harmony rules. Other persons and tenses of the potential mood are formed by applying the same suffix and the usual personal endings.

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