igenis

Hungarian

Etymology

igen +‎ is

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈiɡɛniʃ]
  • Hyphenation: igen‧is
  • Rhymes: -iʃ

Interjection

igenis

  1. yes, right (sir, madame, etc.) (as a compliant response to a request or order)

Adverb

igenis (not comparable)

  1. but, yes (to emphasize an objection)
    De igenis így történt! ― But it did happen so!
    A: Nem tudom. – B: De igenis tudod. ― A: “I don't know.” B: “Yes, you do.”

Further reading
  • igenis 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.