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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-szor
- (multiplicative suffix) time, times. Added to a cardinal numeral or a pronoun to indicate the number of instances.
- három (“three”) + -szor → háromszor (“three times”)
- annyi (“so many”) + -szor → annyiszor (“so many times”)
- Hányszor voltál Magyarországon? ― How many times have you been to Hungary?
- for (the) ……-th time. Added to a truncated ordinal numeral or some pronouns to create an adverb, expressing for which time a current instance happens or has happened in the past.
- Synonyms: -szorra, -jára
- Már másodszor/másodszorra/másodjára nézem ezt a filmet. ― I'm watching this movie for the second time.
- Hányadszor/Hányadszorra/Hányadjára vagy Magyarországon? ― For which time are you in Hungary? (i.e., for the first or the second etc. time)
- Lehet, hogy kétszer nem sikerült, de harmadszor/harmadszorra/harmadjára már biztos sikerülni fog. ― You may not have succeeded twice, but you'll certainly succeed for the third time.
Usage notes
- (multiplicative suffix) Variants:
- -szor is added to back-vowel words
- hat (“six”) + -szor → hatszor (“six times”), (also:) hatodszor(ra), hatodjára (in the second meaning, “for the sixth time”), hatszorta (of size, e.g. with akkora (“that large”))
- -szer is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- hét (“seven”) + -szer → hétszer (“seven times”), (also:) hetedszer(re), hetedjére (in the second meaning, “for the seventh time”), hétszerte (of size)
- -ször is added to rounded front-vowel words
- öt (“five”) + -ször → ötször (“five times”), (also:) ötödször(re), ötödjére (in the second meaning, “for the fifth time”), ötszörte (of size)
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