felé
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the noun fél (“half”).[1]
Pronunciation
Postposition
felé
- to, towards, in the direction of
- nearby, around
- near, towards (a short but undetermined time before an event or time in question)
- into, -way (dividing/cutting something into a defined number of portions)
- Négyfelé tépte a levelet. ― He tore the letter into four pieces.
- Kétfelé vágtam a kenyeret. ― I cut the bread in two.
- (dialectal, rare) to above (variant of fölé)
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Pronoun
felé
- towards someone or something
- Felém fordult. ― He turned towards me.
- (plural only) here, over here (in the area, city, country where the person comes from or lives)
- Hallottam, hogy nagy vihar volt felétek. ― I've heard you had a big storm. (where you live)
- Mifelénk most nagyon hideg van. ― Over here is very cold right now.
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References
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN