kerülhet

Kerülhet is a Hungarian verb form that expresses possibility, specifically the present potential mood of the verb kerül. The root kerül commonly carries senses related to cost, proceeding around, or becoming involved, but kerülhet is most often used to talk about price in a hypothetical or uncertain way. In price-related contexts it means “it may cost” or “it could cost,” signaling that the exact amount is not yet fixed or is being estimated.

In practical use, kerülhet appears in statements about the approximate or contingent cost of a product, service, or project. The typical construction places a price phrase after the verb, for example: Ez a ruha 20 ezer forintba kerülhet, meaning “This clothing may cost twenty thousand forints.” Another example: A projekt összköltsége 5–6 millió forintba kerülhet, meaning “The total cost of the project could be five to six million forints.” The form is common in budgeting discussions, negotiations, and consumer guidance where prices are uncertain or subject to change.

Notes on meaning and related forms: kerülhet is most closely tied to cost; other senses of kerül (such as “to go around” or “to become involved”) exist but are typically expressed in different constructions. For statements about avoiding something, forms with prefixes like elkerülhet are used, such as elkerülhető, rather than kerülhet on its own.