-enként

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -nként (distributive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-enként

  1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
    1. Expressing the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.
      fej (head) + ‎-enként → ‎fejenként (per head)
      eset (case) + ‎-enként → ‎esetenként (in some case)
    2. Expressing the frequency in time.
      tíz perc (ten minutes) + ‎-enként → ‎tízpercenként (every ten minutes)
      hét (week) + ‎-enként → ‎hetenként (once a week)
      év (year) + ‎-enként → ‎évenként (annually, yearly)

Usage notes

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  • (distributive suffix) Variants:
    -nként is added to nouns ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    óra (hour) + ‎-nként → ‎óránként (every hour)
    este (evening, night) + ‎-nként → ‎esténként (every evening, nightly)
    -anként is added to some back-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ház (house) + ‎-anként → ‎házanként (per house)
    -onként is added to most back-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    asztal (table) + ‎-onként → ‎asztalonként (per table)
    -enként is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    fej (head) + ‎-enként → ‎fejenként (per head)
    könyv (book) + ‎-enként → ‎könyvenként (per book)
    -önként is added to most rounded front-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    bőrönd (suitcase) + ‎-önként → ‎bőröndönként (per suitcase)
It can be supplemented with the suffix -i to form adjectives specifying the frequency of an event, e.g. hetenkénti rendszerességgel (“every week”, literally, “with the regularity of a week”), synonymous with heti rendszerességgel or simply hetenként, hetente. It can also form adjectives expressing application for every piece, e.g. a csomagonkénti díj (“the fee for individual items of baggage”).

Derived terms

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See also

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