hogyclauses
Hogyclauses are a term used in linguistics to describe Hungarian subordinate clauses that are introduced by the conjunction hogy, which translates roughly as “that” in English. These clauses function as complement clauses, providing content for the main verb or predicate, such as what someone thinks, says, feels, believes, or desires.
In standard Hungarian syntax, the hogy clause follows the main clause and contains a finite verb that
- Azt mondta, hogy holnap jön. (He said that he is coming tomorrow.)
- Szeretném, hogy segítsen. (I would like him to help.)
- Nem hiszem, hogy eljön. (I don’t think that he will come.)
- Remélte, hogy megoldja a problémát. (He hoped that he would solve the problem.)
- Nem tudom, hogy jön-e. (I don’t know whether he will come.)
Hogyclauses also form embedded yes–no questions when combined with a question marker, as in hogy jön-e. They