Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
jobban. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
jobban, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
jobban in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
jobban you have here. The definition of the word
jobban will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
jobban, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
jobb + -an (adverb suffix)
Adverb
jobban
- comparative degree of jól, better (in a better way)
- Antonym: rosszabbul
- comparative degree of nagyon, more (to a higher degree, to a greater extent)
- Synonym: inkább (“preferably, more gladly/willingly”)
- Antonym: kevésbé
- Jobban szeretem a citromot, mint a vaníliát. ― I prefer lemon to vanilla. (literally, “I like lemon more than vanilla.”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
jobb + -ban (case suffix)
Adjective
jobban
- inessive singular of jobb
- A bal zsebemben nincs pénz, a jobban van. ― There is no money in my left pocket, but there is some in my right one.
Noun
jobban
- inessive singular of jobb
Further reading
- jobban 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