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minden
First attested in the early 13th century. Lexicalization of mind (“all”) + -en (suffix to form adverbs of manner or pronouns).[1]
minden
It is currently used with the singular (like the term every in English). However, it occasionally occurs with the plural form in a handful of archaic structures: mindenekelőtt (“first of all”, literally “before everything”), minden oroszok cárja (“the Tsar of all the Russias”, literally “…of all Russians”), where the current standard form would have orosz, and minden világok legjobbika (“best of all worlds”), where the present-day standard form would have világ. See also the Usage notes at összes (“all”).
See also the terms derived from minden as a pronoun (below).
minden
When the pronoun mind (“all”) is the object, it is a definite object: mindet megnézem (“I’ll have a look at all ”). On the other hand, the pronoun minden (“everything”) is indefinite as an object: mindent megnézek (“I’ll have a look at everything”).
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | minden | mindenek |
accusative | mindent | mindeneket |
dative | mindennek | mindeneknek |
instrumental | mindennel | mindenekkel |
causal-final | mindenért | mindenekért |
translative | mindenné | mindenekké |
terminative | mindenig | mindenekig |
essive-formal | mindenként | mindenekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | mindenben | mindenekben |
superessive | mindenen | mindeneken |
adessive | mindennél | mindeneknél |
illative | mindenbe | mindenekbe |
sublative | mindenre | mindenekre |
allative | mindenhez | mindenekhez |
elative | mindenből | mindenekből |
delative | mindenről | mindenekről |
ablative | mindentől | mindenektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
mindené | mindeneké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
mindenéi | mindenekéi |
Possessive forms of minden | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | mindenem | — |
2nd person sing. | mindened | — |
3rd person sing. | mindene | — |
1st person plural | mindenünk | — |
2nd person plural | mindenetek | — |
3rd person plural | mindenük | — |
See also the terms derived from minden as a determiner (above).
mind (“all ”) + -en (“on”, superessive suffix)
minden
mind (“all ”) + -en (adverb-forming suffix)
minden (not comparable)