itthon
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