ezen

ezen m pl

1. plural of azen

ez (“this”) +‎ -en (“on”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛzɛn]

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• Hyphenation: ezen
• Rhymes: -ɛn

ezen (demonstrative)

1. (agreeing in number and case with the head of the phrase, followed by a definite article) superessive singular of ez

   Synonyms: (standard) ez, e, (the latter two are literary) eme

   Coordinate terms: (standard) az, azon, (the latter two are literary) ama

   ezen az asztalon ― on this table

   Ezen a honlapon olvastam, hogy… ― I've read on this website that…

ezen (demonstrative)

1. (formal, archaic, indeclinable and invariable, followed by no article) this, these

   Ezen épület ad otthont az országgyűlésnek. ― This building houses the parliament.

Along with e and eme, ezen is a fairly literary and archaic substitute for ez, but unlike the latter, ezen, e, and eme do not take the case of the noun they are attached to, and no definite article (a or az) is used after them:

ezen a helyen ― ezen helyen ― e helyen ― eme helyen (“at this place”)

ebben a házban ― ezen házban ― e házban ― eme házban (“in this house”)

Although the subsequent noun may occasionally be in the singular superessive (-n/-on/-en/-ön), the presence or absence of the definite article unambiguously help in determining the meaning.

For more remote locations, az, azon, and ama are used (in decreasing order of frequency). E has no such counterpart as its place is taken by the definite article a.

• ezennel

ezen

1. superessive singular of ez

   Coordinate term: azon

   Ezen még gondolkodom. ― I'll give this some more thought. (literally, “On this, I will still think.”)

• (formal; “this”): ezen 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
• (“on this”): ezen , redirecting to ez 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
• ezen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

ezen

1. Romanization of 𒂡 (ezen)