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amiatt

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Hungarian

Etymology

From az (that) + miatt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒmijɒtː]
  • Hyphenation: ami‧att
  • Rhymes: -ɒtː

Adverb

amiatt

  1. on account of (that), because of (that), (worry) about (that)
    Coordinate term: emiatt
    Amiatt ne aggódj.Don't worry about that.

Usage notes

Similar compounds are written as one word (in solid) when they function as adverbs or parts of a conjunction. However, if they emphatically point at something particular (“without/​around/​behind/etc. that person/object”), they are written with a space inside. More information: Section 121 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN

A miatt az eset miatt költöztünk el a városból.We moved out of town because of that incident.

See also

More information meaning, post- position ...

1 This group of adverbs is often understood for humans when in an emphatic position.
In an unstressed position, they may also imply objects, always depending on context.
2 Adverbs ending in -á/-é may coincide with postpositions. [edit this template]

Further reading

  • amiatt 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.
  • amiatt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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