Hungarian

Postposition

szerint

1. according to one's thought, belief, or guess

   Szerintem a másik út rövidebb. - I think the other way is shorter.

   Szerintem menjünk haza. - I think we should go home.

2. by, following, in compliance with, according to, in obedience to, consistent with (e.g. a rule, a statement etc.)

   A törvény szerint 5 évet is kaphat. - By law, he may get 5 years. (in prison)

Declension

Synonyms

(in complience): -nak/-nek megfelelően, alapján

Derived terms

• szerinti

(Compound words):

• eszerint
• rendszerint

(Expressions):

• szerény véleményem szerint

Usage notes

The two senses are similar but there is an important difference.

• In the first sense: Péter szerint: after this one will say what one really believes that Peter really thinks. But it often also expresses doubt in the information's correctness.
• If there is a case when we think that Peter knows the truth but he lies, we have to say Péter állítása szerint. This uses the second sense: "by Peter's statement".