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Hungarian
Etymology
mi + óta
Pronunciation
Adverb
mióta (not comparable)
- since when?
- Synonym: mikortól fogva
- Mióta ismeritek egymást? ― Since when have you known each other?
- how long?
- Synonym: mennyi ideje
- Mióta laktok ebben a városban? ― How long have you been living in this city?
Usage notes
This word is used when the statement was valid in the past and it still applies to the present moment. If it doesn't apply to the present, meddig should be used instead, which can refer to the past (with a past-tense verb), whether to the end point or to the entire duration, and also to the future or a period including the future (with a verb in the present or the future tense).
Derived terms
Conjunction
mióta
- since (from the time that)
- Jobban érzik magukat, mióta lefogytak. ― They have been feeling better since they lost weight.
Further reading
- mióta 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