ezen
Breton Edit
Noun Edit
ezen m pl
Hungarian Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Determiner Edit
ezen (demonstrative)
- (agreeing in number and case with the head of the phrase, followed by a definite article) superessive singular of ez
Determiner Edit
ezen (demonstrative)
- (formal, archaic, indeclinable and invariable, followed by no article) this, these
- Ezen épület ad otthont az országgyűlésnek. ― This building houses the parliament.
Usage notes Edit
Along with e and eme, ezen is a fairly literary and archaic substitute for ez, but unlike the latter, ezen, e, and eme do not take the case of the noun they are attached to, and no definite article (a or az) is used after them:
- ezen a helyen ― ezen helyen ― e helyen ― eme helyen (“at this place”)
- ebben a házban ― ezen házban ― e házban ― eme házban (“in this house”)
Although the subsequent noun may occasionally be in the singular superessive (-n/-on/-en/-ön), the presence or absence of the definite article unambiguously help in determining the meaning.
For more remote locations, az, azon, and ama are used (in decreasing order of frequency). E has no such counterpart as its place is taken by the definite article a.
Derived terms Edit
Pronoun Edit
ezen
- superessive singular of ez
- Coordinate term: azon
- Ezen még gondolkodom. ― I'll give this some more thought. (literally, “On this, I will still think.”)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- (formal; “this”): ezen 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
- (“on this”): ezen , redirecting to ez 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
- ezen in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Sumerian Edit
Romanization Edit
ezen
- Romanization of 𒂡 (ezen)