afelé
Hungarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom az (“that”) + felé (“towards”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editafelé (not comparable)
- towards (in the direction of some object or goal)
- Coordinate term: efelé
- Fontos lépéseket tettünk afelé, hogy termelési céljainkat elérjük.
- We have taken important steps towards achieving our production goals.
Usage notes
editSimilar compounds are written as one word (in solid) when they function as adverbs or parts of a conjunction. However, if they emphatically point at something particular (“without/around/behind/etc. that person/object”), they are written with a space inside. More information: Section 121 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
- A felé a ház felé menj, ahol a barátaid laknak. ― Go towards the house where your friends live.
See also
edit1 This group of adverbs is often understood for humans when in an emphatic position.
In an unstressed position, they may also imply objects, always depending on context.
2 Adverbs ending in -á/-é may coincide with postpositions. [edit this template]
Further reading
edit- (1): az in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- afelé in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).