tudnál
Tudnál is a Hungarian verb form used as the second person singular conditional of the verb tudni, which means to know or to be able. In practice, tudnál functions to express possibility or to phrase a polite request, roughly translating to “could you” or “would you be able to.” It is commonly used in everyday spoken Hungarian to ask for something in a courteous way.
Grammatically, tudnál is the informal second person singular conditional form. The formal alternative when addressing someone
- Tudnál egy példát adni? is a typical, non-formal request in conversation.
- The formal counterpart, Tudna segíteni?, is appropriate in professional or respectful contexts.
- While primarily used in requests, tudnál can also appear in hypothetical or conditional statements about capability.
Tudnál is not a separate lexical item; it is a conjugated form of the irregular verb tudni.