-tán

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Lexicalization of -ta (noun-forming suffix combined with the possessive) +‎ -n (superessive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-tán

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) Added to certain verbs to form an adverb, usually in the sense “on doing something” (for transitive verbs) or “after/once something happens” (for intransitive verbs).
    ad (to give) + ‎-tán → ‎adtán, now only construed with alkalom (occasion)alkalomadtán (should the occasion arise, literally once [an] occasion is given, i.e. supplied)
    fogy (to diminish, run out) + ‎-tán → ‎fogytán (in short supply, [in the state of] running out)
    foly(ik) (to flow) + ‎-tán → ‎folytán (owing to, by virtue of, as a result of, literally once something has flown, i.e., happened)
    lát (to see) + ‎-tán → ‎láttán (on seeing)
    múl(ik) (to pass) + ‎-tán → ‎múltán (after … passed)
    olvas (to read) + ‎-tán → ‎olvastán (on reading)

Usage notes

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See also

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