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-ben

-ben

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Hungarian

Suffix

-ben

  1. (case suffix) in. Used to form the inessive case.
    kert (garden)a kertben (in the garden)

Usage notes

  • (case suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ban is added to back vowel words. Final -a changes to .
    ház (house)a házban (in the house)
    alma (apple)az almában (in the apple)
    -ben is added to front vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-
    kert (garden)a kertben (in the garden)
    béke (peace)békében (in peace)

See also

  • benn
  • benne
  • Category:Hungarian words taking -ban/-ben
  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Japanese

Romanization

-ben

  1. rōmaji reading of べん