hátra
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom the noun hát (“back”) + -ra (“onto”, case suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithátra (comparative hátrább or hátrébb, superlative leghátrább or leghátrébb)
Usage notes
editThis term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with hátra-, 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 hátra-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms
editCompound words
Noun
edithátra
Further reading
edit- hátra 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.
- Hátrább vs. hátrébb