Sokat

Sokat is a Hungarian adverb meaning "a lot" or "much." It is the derived, invariable form used to express a large degree of an action or quantity. In everyday Hungarian, sokat often accompanies verbs to intensify their scope, without undergoing agreement with the subject or other words.

In usage, sokat can accompany actions such as talking, working, or spending. Examples include sentences like “Sokat dolgoztam” (I worked a lot) and “Sokat hallottam” (I heard a lot). It can also appear in phrases that describe amount, as in “Sokat költöttek rá” (They spent a lot on it). In negated contexts, “nem sokat” is commonly used to mean “not much,” though the exact nuance can vary with context.

Etymology and form: sok means “many” or “much,” and sokat is the adverbial/quantitative form used to indicate a large amount. The word is a standard part of modern Hungarian and is widely understood across registers, from casual speech to formal writing.

Related terms and variants: sok (many/much) is the base adjective, while nagyon (very) and sokkal (much/considerably) are other common intensifiers used for different degrees or stylistic effects.

See also: sok, nagyon, sokkal.

This article provides a concise overview of sokat as a common Hungarian quantifier adverb.