Quantity Expressions
Suffixes used specifically with numerals, hány ("how many?") and other quantity expressions:
- -szor/-szer/-ször for how many times, e.g. ötször ("five times"), sokszor ("many times")
- -féle and -fajta for "kind(s) of", e.g. ötfajta ("five kinds of")
- -an/-en/-n for numeric adverbs
The use of the adverbs suffixed with -an/-en/-n is best illustrated by examples: Sokan voltunk. ("There were a lot of us.") Öten vannak. ("There are 5 of them.") Ketten mentünk. ("Two of us went.")
Read more about this topic: Hungarian Noun Phrase
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