századig

Századig is a Hungarian time adverb formed from század ('century') and the suffix -ig ('up to', 'until'). It signals a time horizon that can be interpreted as a full century or as reaching the end of a century, depending on context. The meaning is relative rather than a fixed calendar date.

In usage, századig often appears with an implied starting point from the surrounding clause, or in phrases that specify a boundary such as a század végéig (until the end of the century) or száz évig (for a hundred years). It is more common in formal, historical, or literary prose and in stylistic expressions than in everyday speech, where speakers usually spell out the time span with explicit counts or calendar references.

Grammatically, -ig marks extent; with század it yields a horizon that centers on a century-based boundary. The form is typically understood as a compact way to express for a hundred years or until the end of the century in contexts where the starting point is evident from context.

Related temporal expressions include a század végéig, száz évig, és a század során, illustrating Hungarian’s use of both század and év phrases to convey duration and limits in time.