Sok

Sok

Meaning:

many, much, a lot

Example sentences:

Sok pénzem van, de kevés időm.

A-lot money-mine exists, but little time-my.

I have a lot of money but little time.

Sokat akar a szarka, de nem bírja a farka.

Many(acc.) wants the magpie, but not can-handle-it the tail-its.

The magpie wants many things but its tail can’t handle it. /Hungarian saying ~ to bite off more than one can chew/

Related terms

hány? – how many?

kevés – few, little (amount)

mennyi? – how much?

mennyiség – amount

rengeteg – a tremendous amount

sokall – to have enough of sth.

sokszor – many times

szám – number

számol – to count

számtalan – countless

temérdek – many (more than sok)

több – more

Not to be confused with

sokk – shock

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