ezen

Breton

Noun

ezen m pl

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Hungarian

Etymology

ez (“this”) +‎ -en (“on”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛzɛn]

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• Hyphenation: ezen

Determiner

ezen (demonstrative)

1. (agreeing in number and case with the head of the phrase, followed by a definite article) superessive singular of ez

   Synonyms: (standard) ez, e, (the latter two are literary) eme

   Coordinate terms: (standard) az, azon, (the latter two are literary) ama

   ezen az asztalon ― on this table

   Ezen a honlapon olvastam, hogy… ― I've read on this website that…

2. (formal, archaic, indeclinable and invariable, followed by no article) this, these

   Ezen épület ad otthont az országgyűlésnek. ― This building houses the parliament.

Usage notes

Along with e and eme, ezen is a fairly literary and archaic substitute for ez, but unlike the latter, ezen, e, and eme do not take the case of the noun they are attached to, and no definite article (a or az) is used after them:

ezen a helyen ― ezen helyen ― e helyen ― eme helyen (“at this place”)

ebben a házban ― ezen házban ― e házban ― eme házban (“in this house”)

Although the subsequent noun may occasionally be in the singular superessive (-n/-on/-en/-ön), the presence or absence of the definite article unambiguously help in determining the meaning.

For more remote locations, az, azon, and ama are used (in decreasing order of frequency). E has no such counterpart as its place is taken by the definite article a.

Derived terms

• ezennel

Pronoun

ezen

1. superessive singular of ez

   Coordinate term: azon

   Ezen még gondolkodom. ― I'll give this some more thought. (literally, “On this, I will still think.”)

Derived terms

• ezenkívül
• ezentúl