Hungarian

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Etymology

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hátra- +‎ van

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhaːtrɒvɒn]
  • Hyphenation: hát‧ra‧van
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Verb

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hátravan

  1. (intransitive) to be left, to be yet to come (out of some amount, e.g. time)
    Synonym: marad
  2. (intransitive) to remain (to stay behind while others withdraw, e.g. in line or on a queue, not having one’s turn yet)
  3. (intransitive) to be outstanding, remain to be done (not settled or finished)

Usage notes

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It is written in two words in the sense “to be backward, at the back, behind” (as a physical or figurative location), i.e., synonymously with hátul van / áll.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Tóth, Etelka, editor (2017), Magyar helyesírási szótár: A magyar helyesírás szabályai tizenkettedik kiadása szerint [Dictionary of Hungarian orthography: according to the 12th edition of the Rules of Hungarian orthography], Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, →ISBN. Online version

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