Tekintettel arra, hogy otthon dolgozom, ezt az idősávot kérem.

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Breakdown of Tekintettel arra, hogy otthon dolgozom, ezt az idősávot kérem.

• kérni: to ask for
• az: the
• dolgozni: to work

Questions & Answers about Tekintettel arra, hogy otthon dolgozom, ezt az idősávot kérem.

What does tekintettel arra, hogy mean, and is it a common expression?

Tekintettel arra, hogy means something like considering that, given that, or in view of the fact that.

It is a fairly formal expression. You are likely to see it in:

• polite requests
• administrative language
• official emails
• customer service contexts

In everyday spoken Hungarian, people often use simpler alternatives such as:

• mivel = since / because
• ugyanis = because / for
• azért, mert = because

So this sentence sounds polite and somewhat formal, not casual.

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Why is there an arra in tekintettel arra, hogy? What is it doing?

The arra is part of a fixed structure.

Breakdown:

• tekintettel = with regard / in consideration
• arra = to that
• hogy = that

So literally, the phrase is something like:

with regard to that, that...

This sounds odd in English, but in Hungarian it is normal. The whole expression tekintettel arra, hogy... functions as one unit meaning considering that...

You should learn it as a set phrase rather than trying to translate each word naturally into English.

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