Hogyan

Hogyan is a Hungarian adverbial interrogative meaning "how" or "in what way." It is used to ask about the manner, method, or process by which something occurs or should be done. It functions as a question word (kérdő határozószó) and is typically placed at the beginning of a question, as in "Hogyan működik ez a készülék?" or "Hogyan készítsük el a levest?" It can also appear in the middle of a clause in indirect questions, for example: "Megmondaná, hogyan lehet ezt megoldani?" The word does not vary for person or number; it is invariable.

In usage, "hogyan" covers a broad range of meanings related to manner, method, degree, or condition: "Hogyan csinálod?" (How do you do it?), "Hogyan működik ez a rendszer?" (How does this system work?), "Hogyan jutunk el oda?" (How do we get there?). It is common in everyday speech as well as in formal writing, and it coexists with other question words such as "mi" (what), "miért" (why), and "mikor" (when). In idiomatic expressions, it appears in questions about plans or progress, e.g., "Hogyan tovább?" In literary Hungarian, it may be used to introduce a hypothetical or rhetorical inquiry.

Pronunciation: Hogyan is pronounced roughly as ho-gyan, with the "gy" palatal stop [ɟ], and the primary stress on the first syllable: [ˈhoɟɒn].