-szor

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See also: szor, szór, szőr, and -ször

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-szor

  1. (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?
  2. 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)

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -szor

See also

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