úgyhogy

Hungarian

Etymology

úgy +‎ hogy

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈuːchoɟ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: úgy‧hogy
  • Rhymes: -oɟ

Conjunction

úgyhogy

  1. so
    Tanulok, úgyhogy most ne zavarj! - I'm studying so don't disturb me.

Usage notes

While tehát is used more often for logically and essentially following implications (like rewording), úgyhogy usually indicates a consequence that does not follow that quickly or essentially (but e.g. through decision). Tehát is also more formal in some cases.

Synonyms

Further reading
  • úgyhogy 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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