pillanatától

Pillanatától is a Hungarian word that translates to "from the moment" or "from the instant." It is a temporal conjunction used to indicate the starting point of an event or a period of time. The word itself is derived from "pillanat," meaning "moment" or "instant," and the suffix "-tól," which signifies "from."

The usage of pillanatától emphasizes the precise beginning of something. For instance, "A szerelem pillanatától fogva minden más eltörpült" translates to "From the moment of love, everything else paled in comparison." This highlights the significant impact that event had from its inception. Another example could be "A döntés pillanatától kezdve tudtam, hogy ez a helyes út," meaning "From the moment of the decision, I knew this was the right path." Here, it pinpoints the exact point when certainty arrived.

The phrase can also refer to a continuous state that began at a specific moment. For example, "A betegsége pillanatától fogva fáradtnak érezte magát" could mean "From the moment of his illness, he felt tired." This implies that the tiredness began and persisted from that initial point. The grammatical structure requires the noun or pronoun it refers to to be in the ablative case, hence the "-tól" ending. It is a common and versatile expression in Hungarian for denoting a starting point in time, often imbuing that start with a sense of significance or causality.