utána
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
után + -a (possessive suffix)[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
utána
- (in time) afterwards, after something
Usage notes edit
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with utána-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see utána-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms edit
Expressions
Pronoun edit
utána
- (in space) after him/her/it
- Utána mentünk az utcán. ― We followed him/her on the street. (literally, “We were walking after him/her on the street.”)
- Utánad következik a sorban. ― S/he comes in line after you.
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading edit
- utána 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