ezért
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Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
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- causal-final singular of ez: for this [reason]; for this [purpose]; this is why
- Éppen ezért jöttem. (whether implying an object, a reason, or a purpose) ― That is exactly why (for what/which) I have come. (literally, “Just for this I have come”)
Determiner
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- causal-final singular of ez
- Nem vagyok felelős ezért az emberért. ― I am not responsible for this man.
Conjunction
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See also
[edit]1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template
1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogy… ― he'll rather die than…).
2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).
Further reading
[edit]- ezért 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
- ezért in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).