The noun ending -kor
is used to express "at ... time". It may be added to the cardinal
number or the word for hour:
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találkoztunk négykor
we met at four (o'clock)
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találkoztunk négy órákor
we met at four o'clock
Of course, -kor can apply to the demonstrative pronouns too, to give:
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az + -kor =
akkor at that time
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ez + -kor =
ekkor at this time
Akkor (at that time) is used as "then":
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mikor hazamesz? Akkor látlak.
when are you coming home? I'll see you then (at that time).
(When home-you-come? At-that-time I-see-you)
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amikor Budapesten reggel 8 óra van,
akkor Londonban még csak 7 óra van.
when in Budapest it's 8 in the morning, then in London it's still just 7.
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amikor Atlantában reggel 7 akkor Sydneyben már 14:00 van.
when in New York it's 7 in the morning, then in Sydney it's already 23:00.
This ending can also be used to mean an era or an epoch. The most obvious is
gyerekkor
childhood.
For example:
gyerekkoromban, nem voltam kövér
in my childhood, I was not fat