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Hungarian
Etymology
ami + -ért
Pronunciation
Adverb
amiért (not comparable)
- because of, for, on account of
- Mentegetőzőtt, amiért elkésett. ― He/she apologized for being late.
Pronoun
amiért
- causal-final singular of ami
- Megkapták, amiért fizettek. ― They got what they paid for.
Further reading
- amiért in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- amiért 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).