márpedig
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
márpedig (not comparable)
- however, but, surely, certainly, truly, yet, still, I'm telling you
- Márpedig én nem megyek innen sehová! ― I will not go anywhere from here, I'm telling you!
- Márpedig ha elkapják, biztosan elítélik. ― I'm sure, if they catch him, he will surely be convicted!
Usage notes[edit]
No English equivalent, usually does not have a fixed pair in translations.
Said in the following cases:
- when insisting that something is true (or should be)
- when emphasizing that the statement of the sentence is evident for the speaker (also when describing an evident cause or reason for something)
Further reading[edit]
- márpedig 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