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terminatívusz
As far as, until
The endpoint in time or space. One-fold, like -ért.
-ig draws a line and stops there: until five o’clock, as far as the bridge, for a stretch of two hours. One form for every noun.
Endings
-ig
Terminative · until / as far as
When not to use it
Not for a single moment — that is -kor. Ötkor is ‘at five’; ötig is ‘until five’.
Tell them apart
Ötkor dolgozom.
I start work at five.
Ötig dolgozom.
I work until five.
-kor is a point on the clock; -ig is everything up to it.
Notes
- Ötig dolgozom — I work until five.
- A hídig sétálunk — we walk as far as the bridge.
Examples
Holnapig várok.
I’ll wait until tomorrow.
A hídig sétálunk.
We walk as far as the bridge.
Hétfőtől péntekig dolgozom.
I work from Monday to Friday.
Két óráig olvastam.
I read for two hours.
A Duna-partig megyünk.
We’re going as far as the Danube bank.