régebben

Hungarian

Etymology

rég +‎ -ebb +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈreːɡɛbːɛn]
• Hyphenation: ré‧geb‧ben

Adverb

régebben

1. comparative degree of rég or régen: earlier, formerly, previously

   Synonyms: korábban, azelőtt, előzőleg, valaha, annak idején

   Régebben szerettem. ― I used to like it.

Usage notes

It may be used in the sense that something happened earlier than another thing (literal, relative sense of the comparative), but it can also express past in a broader sense, simply in contrast to “recently”, synonymously with régen, or even somewhat closer to the present tense. See also the usage notes of the comparative suffix.