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Hungarian
Etymology
előtt + -e (possessive suffix)[1]
Pronunciation
Pronoun
előtte
- (of time or space) before/in front of him/her/it
- Előtte megy. ― She is walking in front of him/her.
- Fényes jövő áll előtte. ― There is a bright future in front of him/her.
- before/in front of someone (in the presence of, in view of someone)
- Ne mondj semmit előtte. ― Don't say anything in front of him/her.
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Further reading
- előtte 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
- előtte 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).