Tízkor

Tízkor is a Hungarian adverb that means “at ten o’clock.” It is formed from the numeral tíz (ten) and the temporal suffix -kor, which marks a specific point in time. The combination is widely used in everyday language to indicate the exact hour of an event or deadline.

In usage, tízkor can replace longer phrases such as tíz óra vagy tíz órakor in many contexts. The form tízkor is common in casual speech and in schedules or announcements. In more formal writing, you may encounter tíz óra körül (around ten o’clock) or tíz órakor (at ten o’clock) to emphasize precision. When specifying AM/PM, Hungarian relies on context or phrases like délelőtt tízkor (ten o’clock in the morning) or este tízkor (ten o’clock in the evening).

Examples include: A megbeszélés tízkor kezdődik. (The meeting starts at ten o’clock.) Készítsd el tízkor. (Finish it by ten o’clock.) Az adás este tízkor lesz. (The program will be at ten o’clock in the evening.)

Notes: tízkor is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. The expression illustrates how Hungarian uses the suffix -kor with cardinal numbers to indicate precise times, functioning similarly to o’clock constructions in other languages.