itthon
Appearance
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]itthon (not comparable)
- at home
- Itthon vagyok. ― I am at home.
Usage notes
[edit]Compare the usage of otthon vs. itthon.
- If the speaker is absent from her home when she speaks, use otthon.
- A férjem otthon van. ― My husband is at home.
- If the speaker is at home at the time when she speaks, use itthon:
- A férjem itthon van. ― My husband is at home.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- itthon 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