-ban

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ban/-ben (inessive case suffix)Category:Hungarian lemmas#BANCategory:Hungarian suffixes#BANCategory:Hungarian case suffixes#BANCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#BANCategory:Pages with entries#BANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BAN

  1. 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.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
  2. 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.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
  3. In some situation or condition. Question word: hogyan? (“how?”)
    ‎csoport (“group”) + ‎-ban → ‎csoportban (“in group”)
    Két csoportban utaztunk. ― We traveled in two groups.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
    ‎ruha (“dress”) + ‎-ban → ‎ruhában (“in [a] dress”)
    Ebben a ruhában nem mehetsz el. ― You can't go out in this dress.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
  4. The cause or trigger of something. Question word: miért? (“why? for what reason?”)
    Súlyos betegségben szenved. ― He/she is suffering from a serious illness.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
    A nagyapám rákban halt meg. ― My grandfather died of cancer.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
    A szülők sírtak örömükben. ― The parents wept with joy.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
  5. In some adverbs.
    általában (“in general, generally, usually”)
    elsősorban (“primarily, mainly, first of all, above all”)
  6. In some postpositions.
    Érdeklődés hiányában az előadás elmaradt. ― Due to lack of interest, the show was cancelled.Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BAN
    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”)
Hungarian case suffixes
case back vowel
a, á, o, ó, u, ú		 front vowel
unrounded
e, é, i, í		 rounded
ö, ő, ü, ű
nominative —
accusative -t
-ot / -at -et -öt
dative -nak -nek
instrumental -val -vel
causal-final -ért
translative -vá -vé
terminative -ig
essive-formal -ként1
essive-modal -ul -ül
inessive -ban -ben
superessive -nCategory:Hungarian links with redundant alt parameters#BAN
-on -en -ön
adessive -nál -nél
illative -ba -be
sublative -ra -re
allative -hoz -hez -höz
elative -ból -ből
delative -ról -ről
ablative -tól -től

1 Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except before -ként.
    alma — almában, but almaként
    zene ― zenében, but zeneként

See also

Hungarian pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (see also postpositions)
casesuffixwho?what?thisthathe/she (it)1verbal
prefix		category
nominative – kiCategory:Hungarian links with manual fragments#BANmiCategory:Hungarian links with manual fragments#BANezazCategory:Hungarian links with manual fragments#BANő* / ∅
azCategory:Hungarian links with manual fragments#BAN / ∅		––
accusative -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt		 kitmiteztaztőt* / ∅
azt / ∅		–c1
c2
dative -nak / -nekCategory:Hungarian links with ignored id parameters#BAN kinekminekennekannaknekineki-category
instrumental -val / -vel kivelmivelezzel/
evvel		azzal/
avval		velecategory
causal-final -ért kiértmiértezértazértérte–category
translative -vá / -vé kivémivéezzéazzá––category
terminative -ig –meddigeddigaddig––category
essive-formal -ként (kiként)(miként)ekkéntakként––category
essive-modal -ul / -ül ––––––category
inessive -ban / -ben kibenmibenebbenabbanbenne–category
superessive -n/-on/-en/-önCategory:Hungarian links with ignored id parameters#BAN kinminezenazonrajta(rajta-)category
adessive -nál / -nél kinélminélennélannálnála–category
illative -ba / -be kibemibeebbeabbabelebele-category
sublative -ra / -re kiremireerrearrarárá-category
allative -hoz/-hez/-höz kihezmihezehhezahhozhozzáhozzá-category
elative -ból / -ből kibőlmibőlebbőlabbólbelőle–category
delative -ról / -ről kirőlmirőlerrőlarrólróla–category
ablative -tól / -től kitőlmitőlettőlattóltőle–category

1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template

Japanese

Romanization

-banCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#BANCategory:Japanese romanizations#BANCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#BANCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#BANCategory:Pages with entries#BANCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BAN

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ばん
Category:Hungarian case suffixes Category:Hungarian lemmas Category:Hungarian links with ignored id parameters Category:Hungarian links with manual fragments Category:Hungarian links with redundant alt parameters Category:Hungarian links with redundant wikilinks Category:Hungarian suffixes Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Hungarian terms with audio pronunciation Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples Category:Japanese non-lemma forms Category:Japanese romanizations Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒn Category:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒn/1 syllable