Questions & Answers about Azért kapok érzéstelenítőt, hogy ne fájjon a kezelés.
What does azért ... hogy do in this sentence?
This is a very common Hungarian pattern for expressing purpose.
- azért = for that / for that reason
- hogy = that / so that
Together, azért ... hogy ... often means so that ... or in order to ...
So here the structure is:
- Azért kapok érzéstelenítőt, hogy...
- I get an anesthetic so that...
It is not just random azért plus random hogy. They work together as a pair.
Can I leave out azért here?
Yes, often you can.
You could also say:
- Érzéstelenítőt kapok, hogy ne fájjon a kezelés.
That still means essentially the same thing: I get an anesthetic so that the treatment won’t hurt.
Adding azért makes the purpose relationship a bit more explicit. It can sound slightly more like:
- That’s why I get an anesthetic: so that the treatment won’t hurt.
So:
- with azért = purpose is more clearly highlighted
- without azért = still natural, just a little simpler
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