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-anként

-anként

Hungarian

Suffix

-anként

  1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
    1. It can express the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.
      ház (house)házanként (per house)
    2. It can also express the frequency in time.
      nyár (summer)nyaranként (every summer)

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)óránként (every hour)
    -enként is added to unrounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    fej (head)fejenként (per head)
    -anként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ház (house)házanként (per house)
    -onként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    asztal (table)asztalonként (per table)
    -önként is added to rounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    bőrönd (suitcase)bőröndönként (per suitcase)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_words_suffixed_with_-ank%C3%A9nt'>Hungarian words suffixed with -anként</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes