sokszor

Sokszor is a Hungarian adverb meaning “many times” or “often.” It is used to indicate repetition or high frequency of an action, typically before or with a verb phrase to describe how often something occurs.

Etymology and form: The word combines sok (“many”) with the suffix -szor, which in Hungarian is used to form adverbs that express frequency or repetition. Sokszor is treated as a single, fixed word in everyday usage, though it shares a semantic field with other frequency terms such as többször (“several times”) and gyakran (“often”).

Usage: Sokszor can express both habitual repetition and past occurrences, depending on tense and context. It answers questions about frequency and can be intensified with modifiers (for example, nagyon sokszor = very many times). It is common in everyday speech and formal writing alike.

Examples:

- Sokszor hallottam ezt a történetet. I have heard this story many times.

- Sokszor mondtam már el neki, hogy figyeljen. I have told him many times to pay attention.

- Sokszor előfordulhat, hogy tévedünk. It can happen many times that we are mistaken.

See also: többször, gyakran, hányszor, előfordul. These terms describe various aspects of frequency and repetition and are used to compare nuance in how often actions occur.