ötször

Ötször is a Hungarian adverb meaning "five times". It is used to indicate that an action or event occurs on five occasions or is repeated fivefold. For example, "ötvenszer többet keres ötször annyiért" translates to "he earns fifty times more for five times as much". This adverb is a common element in Hungarian vocabulary, used in various contexts to quantify repetition or multiplication. It is derived from the numeral "öt" (five) and the suffix "-ször" which denotes multiplicity or ordinality. The word's structure reflects the agglutinative nature of the Hungarian language, where suffixes are added to root words to convey grammatical information. Understanding the usage of ötször is essential for comprehending quantitative statements in Hungarian.