ezalatt

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From ez (“this”) +‎ alatt (“under”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛzɒlɒtː] Hyphenation: ez‧alatt Rhymes: -ɒtː === Adverb === ezalatt (not comparable) meanwhile, in the meantime, at that time (during all this time while something else is happening) Coordinate term: azalatt Van egy órám. Ezalatt megebédelek. ― I have an hour. In the meantime, I will get lunch. A gyerekek elmentek a könyvtárba. Ezalatt én otthon maradtam. ― The kids went to the library. Meanwhile, I stayed home. by that (with ért (“to mean”) and other verbs that take alatt) Mit értesz ezalatt? ― What do you mean by that? ==== Usage notes ==== Similar compounds are written as one word (in solid) when they function as adverbs or parts of a conjunction. However, if they emphatically point at something particular (“without/​around/​behind/etc. that person/object”), they are written with a space inside. More information: Section 121 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN Ez alatt a ház alatt nincs pince. ― There is no basement under this house. === See also === === Further reading === ezalatt 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. ezalatt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).