úgyhogy

Hungarian

Etymology

úgy +‎ hogy

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuːchoɟ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: úgy‧hogy
  • Rhymes: -oɟ

Conjunction

úgyhogy

  1. so
    Tanulok, úgyhogy most ne zavarj! - I'm studying so don't disturb me.

Usage notes

While tehát is used more often for logically and essentially following implications (like rewording), úgyhogy usually indicates a consequence that does not follow that quickly or essentially (but e.g. through decision). Tehát is also more formal in some cases.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • úgyhogy 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.