-enként

See also: énként

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛŋkeːnt]
• Rhymes: -eːnt

Suffix

-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

• (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

Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -enként

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes