amely
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]amely
Usage notes
[edit]- It can be used in reference to a thing or person supplied in the main clause by a noun.[1] It is often replaced by ami in colloquial style.
- In case of a single person or a pet one feels emotionally attached to, aki is used instead.[1]
- When highlighting one out of multiple potential things or persons, amelyik should be used.[1]
- It cannot refer to a phrase without a noun (such as ez, az, mindez, mindaz, semmi etc. as pronouns on their own, rather than determiners of nouns): in such cases, ami must be used instead.[1]
- It cannot refer to the entire situation described in the main clause (as opposed to a particular noun phrase): ami must be used instead. For example, He read the letter, which enraged me requires ami (the reason for my rage was the fact that he read the letter), while He read the letter that enraged me requires amely (the reason for my rage was the letter itself). In practice, however, ami occurs in colloquial style in the latter type, as well.[1]
- See also the Usage notes at amelyik.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amely | amelyek |
| accusative | amelyet | amelyeket |
| dative | amelynek | amelyeknek |
| instrumental | amellyel | amelyekkel |
| causal-final | amelyért | amelyekért |
| translative | amellyé | amelyekké |
| terminative | amelyig | amelyekig |
| essive-formal | amelyként | amelyekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | amelyben | amelyekben |
| superessive | amelyen | amelyeken |
| adessive | amelynél | amelyeknél |
| illative | amelybe | amelyekbe |
| sublative | amelyre | amelyekre |
| allative | amelyhez | amelyekhez |
| elative | amelyből | amelyekből |
| delative | amelyről | amelyekről |
| ablative | amelytől | amelyektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
amelyé | amelyeké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
amelyéi | amelyekéi |
See also
[edit]1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogy… ― he'll rather die than…).
2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- amely 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
- amely in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).