vendégül lát

Hungarian

Etymology

vendég (“guest”) +‎ -ül (“as”, essive-modal case suffix) + lát (“to receive”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛndeːɡylːaːt]

Verb

vendégül lát

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to entertain/host someone, to invite someone over, (to receive/welcome someone at one's home as a guest) (for something: -ra/-re)

   Synonyms: megvendégel, vendégségbe hív, meghív

   Szeretnénk titeket vendégül látni vacsorára. ― We'd like to invite you for dinner.

   Gyakran látták vendégül vacsorára. ― They often hosted him for dinner.

Usage notes

• The word order can be switched depending on the sentence. See the examples above.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see lát.
• The inflected noun vendégül remains unchanged.