Hungarian

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Etymology

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az (the) +‎ ember (person, human being, [generic] man)

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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az ember

  1. (idiomatic) one, you (any person; applying to people in general, used as an indefinite, generic pronoun)
    Az embernek szórakoznia is kell néha.You have to have fun sometimes too.
    Sajnos az ember nem tud pénz nélkül élni.Unfortunately you can’t live without money.
    • 1922, Zsigmond Móricz, Tündérkert[1], book 1, chapter 9:
      Az ebédrehívás mindannyiuknak jólesett, mert az ember megéhezik a sok beszéd közt s a háború félelmében.
      The invitation to lunch made all of them feel good, for anyone would get hungry from much talk and the fear of the war.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see az,‎ ember.

Declension

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  • For the noun, see ember.
  • The article az remains unchanged.

Derived terms

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