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Hungarian
Etymology
úgy (“like so, in that manner”, adverb) + -e (“whether, if”, interrogative suffix)
Pronunciation
Adverb
ugye (not comparable)
- (tag question) right? isn't it so? is it? didn't you? (etc.)
- Érdekes, ugye? ― Interesting, isn't it?
- Ugye eljössz majd meglátogatni? ― You'll come to see me, won't you?
Derived terms
Further reading
- ugye 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