Hungarian Prepositions
Learning the Hungarian Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Hungarian language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Hungarian.
Hungarian prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Hungarian Prepositions |
| Prepositions | Elöljárószók |
| inside the house | házban |
| outside the car | autón kívül |
| with me | velem |
| without him | nélküle |
| under the table | asztal alatt |
| after tomorrow | holnapután |
| before sunset | naplemente előtt |
| but I'm busy | de el vagyok foglalva |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in Hungarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hungarian.
List of Prepositions in Hungarian
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Hungarian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hungarian vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Hungarian Prepositions |
| about | körülbelül |
| above | felett |
| across | át |
| after | után |
| against | ellen |
| among | között |
| around | körül |
| as | mint |
| at | -nál/-nél |
| before | előtt |
| behind | mögött |
| below | alatt |
| beneath | alatt |
| beside | mellett |
| between | között |
| beyond | túl |
| but | de |
| by | által |
| despite | annak ellenére |
| down | lefelé |
| during | alatt |
| except | kivéve |
| for | |
| from | |
| in | |
| inside | belső |
| into | |
| near | közel |
| next | következő |
| of | |
| on | |
| opposite | szemben |
| out | ki |
| outside | kívül |
| over | át |
| per | per |
| plus | plusz |
| round | kerek |
| since | óta |
| than | mint |
| through | keresztül |
| till | |
| to | |
| toward | felé |
| under | alatt |
| unlike | szemben |
| until | |
| up | fel |
| via | keresztül |
| with | -val/-vel |
| within | belül |
| without | nélkül |
| |
| two words | két szót |
| according to | szerint |
| because of | miatt |
| close to | közel |
| due to | következtében |
| except for | kivéve |
| far from | messze |
| inside of | belül |
| instead of | helyett |
| near to | közel |
| next to | mellett |
| outside of | kívül |
| prior to | megelőzően |
| |
| three words | Három szó |
| as far as | amennyire |
| as well as | valamint |
| in addition to | mellett |
| in front of | előtt |
| in spite of | ellenére |
| on behalf of | nevében |
| on top of | A tetejére |
| |
| demonstrative pronouns | demonstratív elöljárószók |
| this | ez |
| that | az |
| these | ezek |
| those | azok |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Hungarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hungarian Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Hungarian lessons here: Learn Hungarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.