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ezen
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Breton
Noun
ezen m pl
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Determiner
ezen (demonstrative)
- (agreeing in number and case with the head of the phrase, followed by a definite article) superessive singular of ez
Determiner
ezen (demonstrative)
- (formal, archaic, indeclinable and invariable, followed by no article) this, these
- Ezen épület ad otthont az országgyűlésnek. ― This building houses the parliament.
Usage notes
Along with e and eme, ezen is a fairly literary and archaic substitute for ez, but unlike the latter, ezen, e, and eme do not take the case of the noun they are attached to, and no definite article (a or az) is used after them:
- ezen a helyen ― ezen helyen ― e helyen ― eme helyen (“at this place”)
- ebben a házban ― ezen házban ― e házban ― eme házban (“in this house”)
Although the subsequent noun may occasionally be in the singular superessive (-n/-on/-en/-ön), the presence or absence of the definite article unambiguously help in determining the meaning.
For more remote locations, az, azon, and ama are used (in decreasing order of frequency). E has no such counterpart as its place is taken by the definite article a.
Derived terms
- ezennel
Pronoun
ezen
- superessive singular of ez
- Coordinate term: azon
- Ezen még gondolkodom. ― I'll give this some more thought. (literally, “On this, I will still think.”)
Derived terms
See also
1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template
Further reading
- (formal; “this”): ezen 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.
- (“on this”): ezen , redirecting to ez 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.
- ezen 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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Sumerian
Romanization
ezen
- romanization of 𒂡 (ezen)
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