No. 18 in Hungarian
lehet
"Lehet" means "can," "may," or "it is possible" in English.
In a sentence
Lehet, hogy ma esni fog.
It may rain today.
'Lehet' is used here to convey possibility or uncertainty about the event of rain.
Hogy lehet ilyen gyorsan futni?
How is it possible to run so fast?
'Lehet' expresses the concept of possibility or the state of being possible here, asked as a question.
Lehet, hogy el kell halasztanunk a találkozót.
It might be necessary to postpone the meeting.
'Lehet' again signifies uncertainty or likelihood, in this case regarding postponing the meeting.
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