From kora (“early”, today more commonly as korai) + -bb (comparative suffix) + -an (adverb-forming suffix), equivalent to korán (“early”, adverb) + -bb (inserted before the adverb-forming suffix -n)
korábban
Its suffixed forms are constructed from the stem korább.
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | korábban | — |
| accusative | korábbat | — |
| dative | korábbnak | — |
| instrumental | korábbal | — |
| causal-final | korábbért | — |
| translative | korábbá | — |
| terminative | korábbig | — |
| essive-formal | korábbként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | korábban | — |
| superessive | korábbon | — |
| adessive | korábbnál | — |
| illative | korábba | — |
| sublative | korábbra | — |
| allative | korábbhoz | — |
| elative | korábból | — |
| delative | korábbról | — |
| ablative | korábbtól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
korábbé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
korábbéi | — |