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hogyan

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Hungarian

Etymology

hogy + -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoɟɒn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧gyan

Adverb

hogyan

  1. how? (in what manner)
    Synonym: hogy
    Hogyan szöktél meg a börtönből?How did you escape prison?

Usage notes

In sentences like How was your vacation? (in the sense “what [is/was it] like?”) the word milyen? is used.

Derived terms

See also

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1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogyhe'll rather die than).
2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (whoever); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (no matter what).

Further reading

  • hogyan 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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