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Hungarian
Etymology
From egy (“one”) + -ben (“in”, inessive case suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
egyben
- at the same time, also, simultaneously
- Ez egy figyelmeztetés és egyben tanács. ― This is a warning and also a piece of advice.
- in one piece, in one block, whole
- Lenyeltem egyben a tablettát. ― I swallowed the pill whole.
Numeral
egyben
- inessive of egy
- Egyben biztos vagyok. ― I'm sure of one thing.
- Ebben az egyben bízz bennem. ― Trust me in this one.
Derived terms
Further reading
- egyben 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
- egyben 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).