hirtelenében

Hungarian

Etymology

From hirtelen (“suddenly”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -ben (“in”, inessive case suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhirtɛlɛneːbɛn]
• Hyphenation: hir‧te‧le‧né‧ben

Adverb

hirtelenében (not comparable)

1. suddenly (in an extremely short time and unexpectedly)

   Synonym: váratlanul

2. in a hurry, quickly, in haste (due to the short amount of time available)

   Synonyms: sietve, hamarjában

3. offhand (right away, immediately, without thinking about it)

   Synonym: hirtelen

Further reading

• hirtelenében 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