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Hungarian
Etymology
nád (“reed”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
Adjective
nádi (not comparable)
- (of animals and plants) reed, reedy (living in a place where reeds grow)
- nádi sármány ― common reed bunting
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- nádi 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
Macanese
Etymology
Univerbation of Portuguese não há-de (“there won't be”).[1]
Particle
nádi
- negative future tense particle;[2] will not, won't
- Antonym: lôgo
- Êle nádi vai ― He will not go
- Nôs nádi falâ ― We won't speak
See also
Interjection
nádi
- no way! not happening! (expression of refusal or otherwise non-acceptance to a future event)
Chomâ iou vai tambâ tacho? Nádi!- Invite me to fill in for somebody who can't go? No way!
Usage notes
- nôm is not used in Macanese as a negative response to a question. For questions pertaining to the past and present, nunca is used; for questions pertaining to the future, nádi is used.
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