majd

Hungarian edit

Alternative forms edit

majdan (archaic and literary)

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈmɒjd]
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Rhymes: -ɒjd

Adverb edit

majd (not comparable)

sometime, later (at an indefinite point of time in the future)
Synonyms: valamikor, egyszer

Ha majd lesz időd, olvasd el ezt a könyvet! ― When you have time later, then read this book.
(slightly literary) and then, afterwards, after (it)
Synonyms: utána, aztán, azután

Elmentek ebédelni, majd hazamentek. ― They went to have lunch and then they went home.
(stressed) almost, nearly (as a shortened version of majdnem, majd is often written in this sense with a final apostrophe, although it is not officially endorsed)
Synonyms: majdnem, csaknem, szinte, kis híján, jóformán, közel

Majd’ leszakad a vállam, olyan nehéz ez a táska! ― My shoulders are almost getting torn off, this bag is so heavy!

Usage notes edit

(in the future): Strictly speaking, there is no future tense in Hungarian, so a way of expressing it (apart from the auxiliary fog, cf. going to, implying determination) is using the present tense with the adverb majd. If it is clear that future is meant, simply using the present tense on its own is sufficient.

Derived terms edit

majdan

Compound words