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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of úgy + -an (adverb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ugyan
- I wonder…, oh and…
- Synonym: vajon
- Ugyan ki lehet az? ― I wonder who that might be.
- Ugyan mi erre a bizonyíték? ― I wonder what is the proof of this?
- Ugyan mit tudsz te az életről?! ― I wonder what you know about life at all?
- at all, by chance
- Synonym: egyáltalán
- Visszahozzuk, ha ugyan el nem lopták. ― We’ll return it if it has not been stolen by chance.
- Visszahozzuk, ha ugyan ott van még. ― We’ll return it if it’s still there at all.
- for sure (chiefly in negative sentences)
- Synonyms: bizony, aztán
- Én ugyan nem láttam semmit! ― I have not seen anything, for sure!
- Innen ugyan nem jutsz ki! ― You will not get out of here, for sure!
Derived terms
See also the derived terms of ugyan- (a prefix for pronouns and adverbs).
Conjunction
ugyan
- although, albeit
- Synonyms: bár, noha
- Ugyan a választ nem tudom, megpróbálok segíteni. ― Although I don't know the answer, I'll try to help.
- A ház ugyan szép, de rossz helyen van. ― Although the house itself is nice, but it's at a bad location.
Interjection
ugyan
- hell no, no way, not at all (discarding a possibility)
- Biztos a kocsmába mentek! – Ők? Ugyan! ― “They must have gone to the pub!” “Them? No way!”
- hey
- Synonym: dehogy
- Ugyan, menjen innen! ― Hey, get along with you!
- Ugyan, ne sírj! ― Hey, don’t cry.
References
Further reading
- ugyan 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