valahány

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See also: -valahány

Hungarian

Etymology

vala- +‎ hány

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒlɒɦaːɲ]
  • Hyphenation: va‧la‧hány

Pronoun

valahány

  1. (without focus) some (some individuals in the given class)
    Synonyms: valamennyi, néhány, pár, egypár
    Valahányat elvittek (közülük).They have taken away some (of them). (the focus is on el[vittek]; note the indefinite -ek suffix)
  2. (formal or archaic, with focus) all (every individual in the given class)
    Synonyms: valamennyi, mind, összes
    Hozzátok ide valahányat!Bring me all of them! (the focus is on va[lahányat]; note the definite -átok suffix)
    Valahányat elvitték.They have taken away all of them. (the focus is on va[lahányat]; note the definite -ék suffix)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative valahány
accusative valahányat
dative valahánynak
instrumental valahánnyal
causal-final valahányért
translative valahánnyá
terminative valahányig
essive-formal valahányként
essive-modal
inessive valahányban
superessive valahányon
adessive valahánynál
illative valahányba
sublative valahányra
allative valahányhoz
elative valahányból
delative valahányról
ablative valahánytól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
valahányé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
valahányéi
  • valamennyi (its counterpart for uncountable amounts)