közben

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkøzbɛn] Hyphenation: köz‧ben Rhymes: -ɛn === Etymology 1 === From köz (“interval of space or time”) +‎ -ben (“in”, case suffix). (literal, concrete sense) ==== Noun ==== közben inessive singular of köz Ebben a közben még nem jártam. ― I’ve never been to this lane. (literally, “in this lane”) === Etymology 2 === Lexicalization of köz (“interval of space or time”) +‎ -ben (“in”, case suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== közbe (nonstandard, folksy) ==== Postposition ==== közben during Synonyms: alatt, során, folyamán ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== közben meanwhile, in the meantime, meanwhilst, the while (during the time that something is happening) Synonyms: eközben, ezalatt meanwhile (in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned) Synonyms: míg, holott, pedig, noha, jóllehet, azonban, ugyanakkor, ám ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === === References === === Further reading === közben 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.