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Hungarian
Etymology
From épen.
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Particularly: “How did éppen develop from épen? This is unclear. Particularly: 1) What is the significance of the geminated -pp-? 2) How did the sense of "just now" for éppen develop from the sense of "unhurt" for épen?”
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Pronunciation
Adverb
éppen
- (time) just, right now (at this moment)
- Synonym: pont
- Éppen most indulok. ― I’m leaving just now/exactly now.
- (comparison) exactly, just
- Synonyms: pont, pontosan
- Ez is éppen olyan jó, mint a másik. ― This one is just as good as the other one.
- after all
- Synonyms: végül is, éppenséggel
- Megpróbálni éppen meg lehet. ― Well, we can certainly give it a try. (…but I don't think it will be successful)
Derived terms
Further reading
- éppen in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- éppen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).