elttünk

Elttünk is a non-diacritic variant of the Hungarian phrase előttünk, meaning “in front of us” or “before us.” It functions as a spatial prepositional expression used to indicate that something is located ahead of the speaker and others.

Morphology and formation: the core is előtt, the preposition meaning “in front of” or “before.” The suffix -nk marks the 1st person plural possessive, producing the phrase előttünk. The result expresses a relation relative to a group including the speaker, for example, in sentences describing position or sequence.

Usage: elttünk (å plural form without diacritics) appears in everyday language to denote physical proximity or precedence. Examples in standard Hungarian include: Az autó előttünk áll. (The car is in front of us.) Az út előttünk van. (The road is before us.) In figurative uses, it can describe tasks or challenges lying ahead of a group, as in előttünk álló feladat.

Orthography and variants: in correct Hungarian orthography the form is előttünk, with the diacritic on the first vowel. The diacritic-free variant elttünk is common in plain-text contexts, older ASCII writings, or datasets that omit diacritics; it is not treated as a separate word but as an ASCII rendering of the same phrase.

See also: előtt, elöl, előtt, előtte. These related forms cover related spatial meanings and alternative expressions for “in front of” or “before.”