szíveskedik

Hungarian

Etymology

szíves (kind) + -kedik (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsivɛʃkɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: szí‧ves‧ke‧dik

Verb

szíveskedik

  1. (intransitive, formal) to be so kind as to…, kindly (do something)
    Kérjük kedves utasainkat, hogy szíveskedjenek elhagyni a vonatot, és erre figyelmeztessék utastársaikat is.We request our dear passengers to kindly leave the train and warn your fellow passengers as well to do so.

Conjugation

Usage notes

This verb as such is comparable to avoir la bonté, vouloir (voulez-vous) bien in French or die Güte haben in German.

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