vala-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vala"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒlɒ]
• Hyphenation: va‧la

Prefix

vala-

1. (pronoun prefix) some- (attached to interrogative pronouns)

   hogy (“how”) → valahogy (“somehow”)

   hol (“where”) → valahol (“somewhere”)

   ki (“who”) → valaki (“someone”)

   mikor (“when”) → valamikor (“sometime, at an unspecified time”)

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs prefixed with vala-

Hungarian determiners prefixed with vala-

Hungarian pronouns prefixed with vala-

Compound words

• -valahány
• valahányadik
• valahonnét
• valamerről
• valamily
• valaminő
• valamint

See also

• vala (archaic past-tense form of the verb van)

Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)

common ones

• a- (from az)
• akár-, bár-
• épp-
• más-
• mind(en)-
• se(m/n)-
• ugyan-
• vala-

 

less common and/or improductive ones with limited scope

• am-, em-, im-
• csak-
• el-
• még-
• oly-
• szint-
• úgy-