után
Hungarian
editEtymology
editLexicalization of út (“way”) + -a (possessive suffix) + -n (locative case suffix). Its original form was útján meaning through the way of something. The conversion from noun to postposition happened via the fading of the role of the possessive suffix.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editután
- after (following or subsequently to; in space)
- Antonym: előtt
- A második megálló után van egy nagy közért. ― There is a big supermarket after the second stop.
- after (in time)
- Antonym: előtt
- Hat óra után érek rá. ― I'm free after six o'clock.
Usage notes
editThis term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with után-, 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 után-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms
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References
edit- ^ után in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ után in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
edit- után 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