következtében
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of következte (“result of”, verbal participle) + -ben (“in”, case suffix), from következik (“to result from something”) + -te (noun-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkøvɛtkɛsteːbɛn]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kö‧vet‧kez‧té‧ben
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Postposition
következtében
- in consequence of, as a consequence of, as a result of, resulting from, due to, in response to, because of (with -nak/-nek)
Usage notes
- It is mainly used in formal, written language. In spoken language, it is better to use miatt or -ban/-ben.
- A motoros a baleset következtében meghalt. ― The driver was killed due to the accident.
- A motoros a balesetben meghalt. ― The driver was killed in the accident.
- It usually refers to negative causes. If the reason is pleasant and useful, use instead eredményeként or eredményeképpen.
References
- Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- következtében in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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