comma
gb/kˈɑmə/ us/kˈɑmə/
A2
Engleză
vessző, vesszőnyi szünet, komma
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
vessző
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a comma; a comma after/before [word/phrase]
Use a comma to separate items in a list: apples, oranges, and pears.
Használj vesszőt a felsorolás elemeinek elválasztására: alma, narancs és körte.
Place a comma after an introductory phrase like “In the morning,”.
Az angolban tegyél vesszőt az olyan bevezető kifejezések után, mint az „In the morning”.
She forgot the comma after “Yes,” and the sentence looked strange.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Put a comma after “However,”.
Az angolban tegyél vesszőt a „However” után.
This sentence needs a comma.
Ebbe a mondatba kell egy vessző.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often use commas where English prefers a full stop/period, or they forget commas after introductory words (e.g., "However,").
Sens
the punctuation mark (,)
Colocații
use a comma
|put a comma
|add a comma
|insert a comma
|omit a comma
|a comma after
|a comma before
|commas in a list
|a missing comma
|a misplaced comma
Sinonime
punctuation mark (General term; not specific to commas.)
Teme
writing
|grammar
|education
Definiție
A comma (,) is a small mark used in writing to separate words or parts of a sentence.
A punctuation mark (,) used to separate parts of a sentence, especially items in a list, clauses, or additional information.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
vessző
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a comma in [number]
In US English, 10,000 uses a comma to separate thousands.
Az amerikai angolban a 10,000 alakban vessző választja el az ezres csoportokat.
The spreadsheet automatically added commas to long numbers.
A táblázat automatikusan vesszőkkel tagolta a nagy számokat.
Be careful: in English, 2.5 uses a point, not a comma.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Write it as 1,500.
Írd így: 1,500.
This number needs a comma.
Ebbe a számba kell egy vessző.
Greșeală frecventă:
Many languages use a comma as a decimal separator; in English, the decimal mark is usually a point (3.5), not a comma (3,5).
Sens
separator in large numbers
Colocații
a comma in the number
|thousands comma
|a comma every three digits
|remove the commas
|format with commas
|number with commas
Sinonime
thousands separator (Name of the function; can be a comma or another symbol depending on locale.)
Teme
numbers
|education
|business
Definiție
In English, a comma is often used in big numbers like 1,000.
A comma used in some number formats to separate groups of three digits, especially in thousands (e.g., 1,000; 20,000).
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
vessző
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
separated by commas; a comma between [items]
Enter the tags separated by commas.
A címkéket vesszővel elválasztva add meg.
The file uses commas to separate each field.
A fájl vesszőkkel választja el az egyes mezőket.
If a company name contains a comma, the CSV needs quotes.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Write the words with commas.
Írd a szavakat vesszővel elválasztva.
Separate the names with commas.
Vesszővel válaszd el a neveket.
Greșeală frecventă:
In CSV files, commas inside text fields must often be quoted; learners may split fields incorrectly.
Sens
separator between items in data
Colocații
comma-separated
|separated by commas
|a comma-delimited file
|values separated by commas
|a list of names with commas
|a comma in a CSV
|escape the comma
Sinonime
delimiter (General technical term for any separating character.)
Teme
computing
|data
|writing
Definiție
A comma can separate values in a list, especially in computer files.
A comma used to separate items in a series, especially in data, fields, or values (for example in a comma-separated list).
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
Tipar de utilizare:
a comma in [speech/reading]
She read the line with a clear comma after “Well,”.
Úgy olvasta fel a sort, hogy a „Nos” után jól hallható vesszőnyi szünetet tartott.
There’s a comma in the rhythm of that sentence that makes it sound gentle.
Van egy vesszőnyi szünet a mondat ritmusában, amitől szelídebben hangzik.
He spoke quickly, without even a comma.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Pause at the comma.
Tarts szünetet a vesszőnél.
He spoke without a comma.
Egyetlen vesszőnyi szünet nélkül beszélt.
Greșeală frecventă:
Not every written comma should be a strong pause in speech; intonation often matters more than punctuation.
Sens
a brief pause in speech
Colocații
a slight comma
|a natural comma
|a comma pause
|pause at the comma
|a comma in the rhythm
Sinonime
pause (More general; not tied to punctuation.)
Antonime
continuation (No break or pause.)
Teme
speaking
|reading
|education
Definiție
A comma can mean a short pause when you speak.
A short pause in speaking or reading aloud, similar to the pause suggested by a comma in writing.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
5
komma
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
a comma of [type]; the [type] comma
Some tuning systems account for the syntonic comma.
Egyes hangolási rendszerek számolnak a szintonikus kommával.
The Pythagorean comma explains a small mismatch in certain intervals.
A püthagoraszi komma megmagyarázza bizonyos hangközök kis eltérését.
In temperament theory, a comma can be distributed across several steps.
Greșeală frecventă:
This meaning is unrelated to punctuation; learners may not realize the term is technical music vocabulary.
Sens
tiny interval in musical pitch
Colocații
syntonic comma
|Pythagorean comma
|a tuning comma
|a comma difference
|comma in temperament
Sinonime
micro-interval (Broader term for any very small pitch interval.)
Teme
music
|technical
|education
Definiție
In music theory, a comma is a very small difference in pitch.
A very small interval between two pitches, discussed in tuning systems and music theory.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
comma
IPA
GB/kˈɑmə/
US/kˈɑmə/
Silabe și accent
comma (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (comma)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: comma
- Plural: commas
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
commas
noun
Related words
punctuation
noun A2
punctuate
verb
Expresii
comma operator
1/kˈɑmə ˈɑpɚˌeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
programming operator using a comma
In some programming languages, a comma can act like an operator.
Exemple
- In C, the comma operator evaluates the left expression and then returns the value of the right one.
- Most style guides recommend avoiding the comma operator because it can be hard to read.
- The bug came from misunderstanding the comma operator in that expression.
comma splice
1/kˈɑmə splˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
technical
comma wrongly joining two sentences
A comma splice is when you join two full sentences with only a comma.
Exemple
- “I was tired, I went to bed” is a comma splice.
- You can fix a comma splice by adding a conjunction or using a semicolon.
- The teacher circled several comma splices in the essay.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This is a comma splice.
- Fix the comma splice.
comma-separated values
1/kˈɑmə sˈɛpɚˌeɪtɪd vˈæljuz/
fixed phrase
technical
data format with commas between fields
Comma-separated values (CSV) is a file format where commas separate the data.
Exemple
- Export the contacts as comma-separated values (CSV).
- The report is stored in a comma-separated values file.
- Some commas appear inside quotes, so they aren’t field breaks.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Save it as CSV.
- This is a comma-separated values file.
inverted commas
1/ɪnvˈɚtɪd kˈɑməz/
fixed phrase
quotation marks (British English)
Inverted commas are the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ used for quotes.
Exemple
- Put the title in inverted commas.
- In British English, people often say “inverted commas” instead of “quotation marks”.
- She wrote the phrase in inverted commas to show she was being sarcastic.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Put it in inverted commas.
- Use inverted commas for direct speech.
oxford comma
1/ˈɑksfɚd kˈɑmə/
fixed phrase
comma before “and” in lists
The Oxford comma is the comma before “and” in a list.
Exemple
- The editor prefers the Oxford comma in all lists.
- Without the Oxford comma, the sentence could be read in two ways.
- Some newspapers omit the Oxford comma to save space.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We use the Oxford comma here.
- Do we need the Oxford comma?
serial comma
1/sˈɪɹiəl kˈɑmə/
fixed phrase
another name for Oxford comma
The serial comma is the comma before the last item in a list.
Exemple
- The style guide says to use the serial comma.
- Using a serial comma can prevent confusion in long lists.
- They argued about the serial comma for half an hour.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Add the serial comma.
- This list needs a serial comma.