perccel

This is the 1000th most frequent Hungarian word.


perccel

"Perccel" means "with a minute" or "minute ago/later," depending on context.


In this case, 'perccel' indicates the duration by which an action was extended.

Öt perccel tovább kellett várnunk a buszra.

We had to wait five minutes longer for the bus.


Here, 'perccel' indicates the amount of time after a specific point.

Tíz perccel az érkezésed után csengett a telefon.

The phone rang ten minutes after your arrival.


Here, 'perccel' refers to 'minutes' in an instrumental case indicating the time difference before an event.

Két perccel a kezdés előtt érkeztem meg.

I arrived two minutes before the start.