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 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.