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Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
nem (“no, not”) + s (emphatic-enhancing word, same as és and is)
Pronunciation
Verb
nincs
- there is no, there is not
- Antonym: van
- nincs mit tenni ― there is nothing to do
Conjugation
It is conjugated only in the 3rd person. In the 1st and 2nd person, nem is used before the correct form of van:
- Nem vagyok otthon. ― I am not at home.
- Nem vagy otthon. ― You are not at home.
- Nincs otthon. ― He/she is not at home.
- Nem vagyunk otthon. ― We are not at home.
- Nem vagytok otthon. ― You are not at home.
- Nincsenek otthon. ― They are not at home.
It is contracted with sem (“……either”) into sincs (“it/there isn't, either”).
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References
Further reading
- nincs 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