minek
Appearance
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]minek
- dative singular of mi
- Minek kell még történnie? ― What else needs to happen? (literally, “For what else is it necessary to happen?”)
Adverb
[edit]minek
- what for (for what purpose or reason)
- Minek neked két fogkefe? ― What do you need two toothbrushes for?
- Ezt meg minek csináltad? ― What did you do that for?
See also
[edit]1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template
Further reading
[edit]- minek 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.