felé
Hungarian
editAlternative forms
edit- fele (folksy)
Etymology
editLexicalization of the noun fél (“side, part; half”) + -é (locative suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editfelé
- to, towards, in the direction of
- nearby, around
- near, towards (a short but undetermined time before an event or time in question)
- into, -way (dividing/cutting something into a defined number of portions)
- Négyfelé tépte a levelet. ― He tore the letter into four pieces.
- Kétfelé vágtam a kenyeret. ― I cut the bread in two.
- (dialectal, rare) to above (variant of fölé)
Derived terms
editCompound words with spatial meanings: “in … direction, toward[s]”
Compound words with numerals and numeral pronouns (selection): “in [number of] direction[s], into … part[s]”
Related terms
editPronoun
editfelé
- towards someone or something
- Felém fordult. ― He turned towards me.
- (plural only) here, over here (in the area, city, country where the person comes from or lives)
- Hallottam, hogy nagy vihar volt felétek. ― I've heard you had a big storm. (where you live)
- Mifelénk most nagyon hideg van. ― Over here is very cold right now.
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
1st | felém / énfelém | felénk / mifelénk |
2nd | feléd / tefeléd | felétek / tifelétek |
3rd | felé / őfelé feléje / őfeléje |
feléjük / őfeléjük |
Related terms
editSee 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]
References
edit- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
- ^ felé in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.), at felől
Further reading
edit- (towards): felé 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.
- (dialectal; alternative form of fölé): felé 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.
Mende
editNumeral
editfelé
Spanish
editVerb
editfelé
Categories:
- Hungarian lexicalizations
- Hungarian postpositions suffixed with -é
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/leː
- Rhymes:Hungarian/leː/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian postpositions
- Hungarian terms with usage examples
- Hungarian dialectal terms
- Hungarian terms with rare senses
- Hungarian pronouns
- Hungarian personal pronouns
- Hungarian pluralia tantum
- Mende lemmas
- Mende numerals
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms