From the pronounmely(“which”), patterned after the pronounsilyen(“this kind of”),olyan(“that kind of”). Its form may have been influenced also by the interrogative pronounmi(“what”). Its original form was probablymelyen, this is perhapsmely(interrogative pronoun) +-n(pronoun suffix). First attested in 1748.[1]
milyen
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | milyen | milyenek |
| accusative | milyet milyent | milyeneket |
| dative | milyennek | milyeneknek |
| instrumental | milyennel | milyenekkel |
| causal-final | milyenért | milyenekért |
| translative | milyenné | milyenekké |
| terminative | milyenig | milyenekig |
| essive-formal | milyenként | milyenekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | milyenben | milyenekben |
| superessive | milyenen | milyeneken |
| adessive | milyennél | milyeneknél |
| illative | milyenbe | milyenekbe |
| sublative | milyenre | milyenekre |
| allative | milyenhez | milyenekhez |
| elative | milyenből | milyenekből |
| delative | milyenről | milyenekről |
| ablative | milyentől | milyenektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular | milyené | milyeneké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural | milyenéi | milyenekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | milyenem | milyenjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | milyened | milyenjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | milyenje | milyenjei |
| 1st person plural | milyenünk | milyenjeink |
| 2nd person plural | milyenetek | milyenjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | milyenjük | milyenjeik |
1Semhogy andsemmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as ininkább meghal,semhogy… ―he'llrather diethan…).
2Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (=egészeneddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses“-ever”, e.g.aki csak(“whoever”);is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”:akármit is(“no matter what”).