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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
köz (“interval of space or time”) + -be (“into”, case suffix)
Noun
közbe
- illative singular of köz
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with közbe-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see közbe-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Etymology 2
Postposition
közbe
- (nonstandard, folksy) Alternative form of közben (“during”)
Adverb
közbe
- (nonstandard, folksy) Alternative form of közben (“meanwhile, in the meantime”)
Further reading
- közbe 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