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Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1498. Split from the obsolete adverb and conjunction kedig, its initial k changed to p (for a similar dissimilation, see köszméte → pöszméte (“gooseberry ”, standard: egres)). It may have been an adverb with emphatic function, hence its current role as a conjunction, partly expressing contrast or concession, and partly addition, stressing, and emphasis.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
pedig
- (after the first clause element, like a clitic) and, while, whereas, in turn (expressing addition or mild contrast)
- Synonym: (before the first clause element, sometimes combined with pedig) és
- Péter a házban van, Juli pedig a kertben. (=…a házban van, és Juli…) ― Peter is in the house, whereas Juli is in the garden.
- Péter van a házban, nem pedig Juli. (=…a házban, és nem…) ― Peter is in the house, and not Juli.
- Sem Péter, sem pedig Juli nincs a házban. ― Neither Peter nor Juli is in the house.
- (before the first clause element) although, even though, notwithstanding, nevertheless, nonetheless
- Synonyms: noha, bár, ámbár, habár, jóllehet, holott
- A: Nem hiszem el. ¶ B: Pedig ez az igazság. ― A: I don't believe it. ¶ B: But that's the truth.
- Eljött, pedig mondtam neki, hogy ne jöjjön. ― He came, although I told him not to come.
Derived terms
Further reading
- pedig 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