how
gb/hˈaʊ/ us/hˈaʊ/
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Englisch
~ 100
hogyan, mennyire, mennyi, milyen, ahogy, de
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hogyan
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Verwendungsmuster:
how [auxiliary verb] [subject] [verb]?
How do you make this cake?
Hogyan készíted ezt a tortát?
I don’t know how she solved the problem.
Nem tudom, hogyan oldotta meg a problémát.
Can you show me how it works?
He explained how to use the new software.
Beispiele für Lernende
How do you cook rice?
Hogyan kell rizst főzni?
I know how to swim.
Tudok úszni.
She told me how to get there.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'how' with 'what' when asking about identity, e.g., saying 'How is your name?' instead of 'What is your name?'.
Bedeutung
In what way or manner
Wortverbindungen
how it works
|how to do
|how things are
|how you feel
Synonyme
in what way (A direct equivalent phrase, more formal in tone.)
Antonyme
why (Asks for a reason instead of a manner or process.)
Themen
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to ask or say about the way something happens or is done.
Used to ask or talk about the way in which something happens or is done.
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Verwendungsmuster:
how [adjective/adverb] [subject/verb]?
How tall is your brother?
Milyen magas a fivéred?
I wonder how far it is to the station.
Kíváncsi vagyok, milyen messze van innen az állomás.
How much does this cost?
Can you tell me how old she is?
Beispiele für Lernende
How big is your house?
Mekkora a házad?
How many apples are there?
Hány alma van?
How far is the school?
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'how much' and 'how many', using 'much' for countable nouns.
Bedeutung
To what degree or extent
Wortverbindungen
how big
|how far
|how much
|how many
Synonyme
to what extent (A formal equivalent often used in academic contexts.)
Antonyme
exactly (Gives a precise measure rather than asking about degree.)
Themen
daily life
|measurement
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to ask or say about the size, amount, or level of something.
Used to ask or talk about the degree, amount, or extent of something.
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Verwendungsmuster:
[main clause] how [subject] [verb]
I remember how we first met.
Emlékszem, hogyan találkoztunk először.
She showed me how she fixed the car.
Megmutatta nekem, hogyan javította meg az autót.
He explained how he solved the puzzle.
Beispiele für Lernende
I know how she runs fast.
Tudom, hogyan tud ilyen gyorsan futni.
He told me how he made it.
Elmondta, hogyan készítette.
We learned how they play the game.
Bedeutung
The way something happens or is done
Wortverbindungen
remember how
|show how
|explain how
Synonyme
the way that (Direct equivalent, slightly more formal.)
Themen
communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows the way that something happens or is done.
Introduces a clause describing the manner or process by which something happens.
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INFORMAL
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How beautiful this place is!
Milyen szép ez a hely!
How quickly time flies!
Milyen gyorsan elszáll az idő!
How strange that he didn’t call.
Beispiele für Lernende
How nice you are!
Milyen kedves vagy!
How big this tree is!
Milyen nagy ez a fa!
How fast you run!
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may forget to invert subject and verb in exclamations, e.g., 'How beautiful it is!' not 'How it is beautiful!'.
Bedeutung
Expresses surprise about manner/degree
Synonyme
what a...! (Similar emotional force but uses a different grammatical form.)
Themen
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Said to show surprise or strong feeling about the way something is.
Used to express surprise, admiration, or emphasis about the way or degree something is.
Grammatik
Grundform
how
IPA
GB/hˈaʊ/
US/hˈaʊ/
Silben & Betonung
how (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (how)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: how
- Plural: hows
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
how come
1/hˈaʊ kˈʌm/
fixed phrase
informal
Informal way to ask why
Used to ask why something happened, in an informal way.
Beispiele
- How come you didn’t call me?
- How come it’s so quiet today?
see how it goes
1/sˈi hˈaʊ ˈɪt ɡˈoʊz/
fixed phrase
Wait and watch before deciding next step
To wait and see what happens before making a decision.
Beispiele
- Let’s try it and see how it goes.
- We’ll start now and see how it goes.
you know how
1/jˈu nˈoʊ hˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
informal
Refers to shared knowledge of manner/situation
Used when talking about something you think the listener already knows about the way it happens.
Beispiele
- You know how she always sings in the shower? Well, today she didn’t.
- You know how traffic gets bad on Fridays?