tehát

Hungarian

Etymology

First part from Proto-Finno-Ugric, te + hát

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛɦaːt]

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• Hyphenation: te‧hát
• Rhymes: -aːt

Adverb

tehát

1. so

   Synonym: szóval

   5 perc tehát elég volt. ― So five minutes were enough.

Conjunction

tehát

1. (somewhat formal) so, therefore, thus, hence

   Synonyms: azaz, úgyhogy, vagyis, szóval

   5-en vagyunk, és 4 adag étel van, tehát valakinek nem jut. ― There are 5 of us and 4 packs of food, so one person cannot get it.

Usage notes

While tehát, azaz, vagyis, and szóval are used more often for logically and essentially following implications (like rewording), úgyhogy usually indicates a consequence that does not follow that quickly or essentially (but e.g. through decision). Úgyhogy is also more informal in some cases.

Derived terms

• gondolkodom, tehát vagyok

Further reading

• tehát 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