igaza van

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the adjective (here: noun) igaz (true/truth) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ van (to have).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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igaza van

  1. (idiomatic) to be right (to be correct in one's judgment or statement about something; used with -nak/-nek for the person involved)
    Antonyms: téved, nincs igaza
    Nem neked van igazad, hanem neki [van igaza].It is not you who is right, but him (or her).

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see van. Its negation is formed in the present tense with nincs, which precedes the igaza element.
  • The noun takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the logical subject of the sentence: igazam, igazad, igaza, igazunk, igazatok, igazuk.