hogyan

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From hogy (“how”) +‎ -an (adverb-forming suffix). First attested in 1724. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhoɟɒn] Rhymes: -ɒn Hyphenation: ho‧gyan === Adverb === hogyan how? (in what manner) Synonym: hogy Hogyan szöktél meg a börtönből? ― How did you escape prison? ==== Usage notes ==== In sentences like How was your vacation? (in the sense “what [is/was it] like?”) the word milyen? is used. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === hogyan 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.