Azon kívül, hogy zsúfolt a közös tér, a telefonfülke üres.

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Breakdown of Azon kívül, hogy zsúfolt a közös tér, a telefonfülke üres.

• üres: empty
• azon kívül, hogy: besides the fact that; apart from the fact that
• telefonfülke: a phone booth

Questions & Answers about Azon kívül, hogy zsúfolt a közös tér, a telefonfülke üres.

What does azon kívül, hogy mean?

It means apart from the fact that..., besides the fact that..., or in addition to the fact that....

Literally, kívül means outside, so the expression originally feels like outside of that. In real usage, though, azon kívül, hogy... is a fixed expression for adding another point.

Why is it azon kívül and not just az kívül?

Because azon is the correct form of az here.

With Hungarian postpositions like kívül, demonstratives often appear in a case-marked form. Compare:

• a házon kívül = outside the house
• azon kívül = besides that / apart from that

So azon is not random; it is the form Hungarian requires in this structure.

What is the job of hogy in this sentence?

Hogy means that and introduces a subordinate clause.

So:

• azon kívül = besides that
• azon kívül, hogy zsúfolt a közös tér = besides the fact that the common area is crowded

English often drops that, but Hungarian uses hogy very naturally in this kind of sentence.