Alap
Alap
Meaning:
basis, foundation
also, colloq. for “Of course!”, “Obviously!”
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
A jó szervezés mindennek az alapja.
The good organization everything-for the foundation-its.
Good organization is the foundation of everything.
“Találkozunk holnap?” – “Alap!”
“Meet-we tomorrow?” – “Of-course!”
Are we going to meet tomorrow?” – “Of course!”
Related terms:
alapos – thorough, meticulous (literally: foundation-ish, has a foundation)
alapozó – make-up (“foundation”)
alaptalan – unwarranted, baseless, unfounded
bázis – base
megalapozott – founded, justified, reasoned
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