-ban

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɒn] Rhymes: -ɒn === Suffix === -ban/-ben (inessive case suffix) Inside a definable space. Question word: hol? (“where?”). ‎ágy (“bed”) + ‎-ban → ‎ágyban (“in bed”) A gyerekek már ágyban voltak. ― The children were already in bed. In a defined period of time. Question word: mikor? (“when?”) ‎január (“January”) + ‎-ban → ‎januárban (“in January”) Januárban sok hó esett. ― It snowed a lot in January. In some situation or condition. Question word: hogyan? (“how?”) ‎csoport (“group”) + ‎-ban → ‎csoportban (“in group”) Két csoportban utaztunk. ― We traveled in two groups. ‎ruha (“dress”) + ‎-ban → ‎ruhában (“in [a] dress”) Ebben a ruhában nem mehetsz el. ― You can't go out in this dress. The cause or trigger of something. Question word: miért? (“why? for what reason?”) Súlyos betegségben szenved. ― He/she is suffering from a serious illness. A nagyapám rákban halt meg. ― My grandfather died of cancer. A szülők sírtak örömükben. ― The parents wept with joy. In some adverbs. általában (“in general, generally, usually”) elsősorban (“primarily, mainly, first of all, above all”) In some postpositions. Érdeklődés hiányában az előadás elmaradt. ― Due to lack of interest, the show was cancelled. érdekében (“for the benefit of, in the interest of”) következtében (“in consequence of, as a consequence of”) ==== Usage notes ==== (inessive case suffix) Variants: -ban is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á. ‎ház (“house”) + ‎-ban → ‎a házban (“in the house”) ‎alma (“apple”) + ‎-ban → ‎az almában (“in the apple”) -ben is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é- ‎kert (“garden”) + ‎-ben → ‎a kertben (“in the garden”) ‎béke (“peace”) + ‎-ben → ‎békében (“in peace”) ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian case usage - inessive (-ban/-ben) Category:Hungarian terms taking -ban/-ben Appendix:Hungarian suffixes == Japanese == === Romanization === -ban Rōmaji transcription of ばん