Hungarian

Suffix

-nként

1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
   1. It can express the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.

      hajó ‎(“ship”) → hajónként ‎(“per ship”)

   2. It can also express the frequency in time.

      óra ‎(“hour”) → óránként ‎(“every hour”)

Usage notes

• (distributive suffix) Variants:

  -nként is added to nouns ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  óra ‎(“hour”) → óránként ‎(“every hour”)

  -enként is added to unrounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  fej ‎(“head”) → fejenként ‎(“per head”)

  -anként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  ház ‎(“house”) → házanként ‎(“per house”)

  -onként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  asztal ‎(“table”) → asztalonként ‎(“per table”)

  -önként is added to rounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  bőrönd ‎(“suitcase”) → bőröndönként ‎(“per suitcase”)

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes