iránta
Appearance
See also: iranta
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From iránt (“towards, for, to”, postposition) + -a (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]iránta
- towards / for / about him/her/it
- Nem éreztek szánalmat iránta. ― They felt no pity for him/her.
- Miért érdeklődnek iránta? ― Why do you ask about it?
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | irántam / énirántam | irántunk / miirántunk |
| 2nd | irántad / teirántad | irántatok / tiirántatok |
| 3rd | iránta / őiránta | irántuk / őirántuk |
See also
[edit]1 This group of adverbs is often understood for humans when in an emphatic position.
In an unstressed position, they may also imply objects, always depending on context.
2 Adverbs ending in -á/-é may coincide with postpositions. [edit this template]
Further reading
[edit]- iránta in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.