Így and ilyen

A follower asked me to talk about the differences between így and ilyen

  • Így means "this way", so basically it describes how an action is performed. Therefore, it is used with verbs. 
  • Ilyen means "like this", and it is used with nouns, adjectives and adverbs. 

Examples with English translation as close as possible: 

  • Én így főzök kávét = I make coffee this way
  • Én ezt nem így csinálom = I don't do this this way. 
  • Te így jössz? = Are you coming this way? Referring to the clothes the other person is wearing (before leaving for a program etc)
  • Ilyen autót szeretnék = I want a car like this (noun)
  • Nem tudtam, hogy a lángos ilyen finom = I didn't know that lángos was tasty like this (adjective)
  • Nem tudtam, hogy ilyen jól beszélsz magyarul = I didn't know that you speak (present tense) Hungarian well like this (adverb)
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