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Meaning of -n | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[n]

Definitions

  1. on. Forms the superessive case from nouns, adjectives, participles, and certain pronouns.
    morpheme
  2. Added to an adjective to form an adverb.
    morpheme
  3. Forms the indefinite third-person singular suffix (currently only in the imperative mood as part of -jen, formerly also occurring in the indicative).
    archaic, dialectal, morpheme, personal, suffix
  4. Added to a numeral to form an adverb.
    morpheme

Equivalents

English On over

Examples

“hajó (“ship”) + -n → hajón (“on [the] ship”)”
“ritka (“rare”) + -n → ritkán (“rarely”)”
“mindnyája (“all of us/you/them”, obsolete) → mindnyájan (“all of us/you/them”, as an adverb, compare “in full”)”
“jön (“he/she/it comes / is coming”)”
“lőn (“he/she/it became or came into being”, archaic)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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