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Hungarian
Etymology
igen + is
Pronunciation
Interjection
igenis
- yes, right (sir, madame, etc.) (as a compliant response to a request or order)
Adverb
igenis (not comparable)
- but, yes (to emphasize an objection)
- De igenis így történt! ― But it did happen so!
- A: Nem tudom. – B: De igenis tudod. ― A: “I don't know.” B: “Yes, you do.”
Further reading
- igenis 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