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Hungarian
Etymology
From jó (“good”) + -kor (“at”, temporal suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
jókor (comparative jobbkor, superlative legjobbkor)
- at the right time
- jókor van jó helyen ― to be in the right place at the right time
- early, in good time
- Synonym: idejében
- Jókor megtanulta a mesterségét. ― He learned his craft early.
- (sarcastic) late, at a bad time (used to express annoyance when some information is not given at the proper time)
A: Kész a vacsora. B: Jókor mondod! Már ettem.- A: The dinner is ready. B: Now you tell me! I have already eaten.
Further reading
- jókor 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