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Hungarian
Etymology
First part from Proto-Finno-Ugric, te + hát
Pronunciation
Adverb
tehát
- so
- Synonym: szóval
- 5 perc tehát elég volt. ― So five minutes were enough.
Conjunction
tehát
- (somewhat formal) so, therefore, thus, hence
- Synonyms: azaz, úgyhogy, vagyis, szóval
- 5-en vagyunk, és 4 adag étel van, tehát valakinek nem jut. ― There are 5 of us and 4 packs of food, so one person cannot get it.
Usage notes
While tehát, azaz, vagyis, and szóval are used more often for logically and essentially following implications (like rewording), úgyhogy usually indicates a consequence that does not follow that quickly or essentially (but e.g. through decision). Úgyhogy is also more informal in some cases.
Derived terms
Further reading
- tehát 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