FromProto-Uralic*kuńćɜ, from*ku(“interrogative stem”). Cognates includeKomi-Zyrianкыдз(kydź,“how”),Eastern Mariкузе(kuze,“how”), perhapsFinnishkonsa(“when”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoɟ]

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• Rhymes:-oɟ

hogy

1. (interrogative)how?

   Synonyms:hogyan,(the next three are literary style)miként,miképp,miképpen

   Hogy vagy? ―How are you? (informal)

   Hogy érzi magát? ―How are you feeling? (formal)

• It is usually interchangeable withhogyan (and its other, less common synonyms), except when followed by a form ofvan(“to be”) (as in the examples above).
• This adverbhogy is stressed, as opposed to the conjunction below, which has no stress:

  Várom,hogy dönt. ―I’m waiting (to see)how s/he decides. – stressed (adverb), interchangeable withhogyan; optionally it may also be preceded by the (unstressed) conjunctionhogy:Várom, hogyhogy(an) dönt.

  Várom,hogy döntsön. ―I’m waiting for him/her to decide (literally, “…that s/he should decide”) – unstressed (conjunction)

Sometimes both interpretations (and thus both pronunciations) are possible:elárulta,hogy változtatna a közlekedési szabályokon(“s/he revealedhow s/he would change traffic rules /that s/he would change traffic rules”). It can be disambiguated for example in the following ways:elárulta,hogyan változtatna… vs.elárulta, hogymegváltoztatná a közlekedési szabályokat (verbal prefix inserted, superessive argument changed to direct object): thefronted verbal prefix is possible only if it is stressed, which precludes a stressed adverbhogy.

hogy

2. (followed by indicative mood)that

   Látom,hogy itt vagy. ―I seethat you are here.

   Láttam,hogy jössz. ―I saw you coming. (literally, “I sawthat you "are" coming.”)

3. (followed by indicative mood, used with-e or a question word, often omitted)if,whether(or not translated)

   Nem tudom, (hogy) akar-e jönni. ―I don't knowif s/he wants to come.

   Nem tudom, (hogy) mikor akar jönni. ―I don't know when s/he wants to come. (literally, “I don't knowthat when s/he wants to come.”)

4. (followed by subjunctive/imperative mood, occasionally omitted)to(expressing imperative in reported speech)

   Mondtam neki,hogy maradjon otthon. ―I told him/herto stay at home. (literally, “I told him/herthat he/she stay[imperative] at home.”)

5. (followed by subjunctive/imperative mood, optionally preceded byazért,abból a célból oravégett)so,so that,so as to,in order to,in order that(specifying the aim or goal of an action)

   Átmegyek a másik szobába,hogy ne zavarjalak. ―I'll go to the other roomso I don't disturb you.

   Azért megyek át a másik szobába,hogy ne zavarjalak. ―I'll go to the other roomso that I don't disturb you.

See above, under the adverb sense.

• (how [adverb]):hogy in Géza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• (that [conjunction]):hogy in Géza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

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