temporálisz
At a clock time
Clocks, holidays, named moments. Not for spans — those use -ban/-ben or -ig.
-kor pins an event to a named moment: a clock time, a holiday, midnight. It never harmonises and never takes an article.
Endings
-kor
Temporal · at (a time)
When not to use it
Not for months, years or seasons. Those take -ban/-ben (januárban, 2026-ban) or a bare adverb (nyáron). Not for a span either — that is -ig.
Tell them apart
Ötkor találkozunk.
We meet at five.
Januárban találkozunk.
We meet in January.
Clock moments take -kor; months take -ban/-ben.
Notes
- Ötkor — at five. Karácsonykor — at Christmas. Éjfélkor — at midnight.
- Does not take an article: ötkor, not az ötkor.
Examples
Hétkor találkozunk.
We meet at seven.
Karácsonykor hazamegyek.
At Christmas I go home.
Éjfélkor csendes a város.
At midnight the city is quiet.
Szilveszterkor táncolunk.
We dance at New Year’s Eve.
Mikor? Fél nyolckor.
When? At half past seven.