hisz

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhis]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hisz

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin.[1]

Verb

hisz

  1. (transitive) to believe, have faith in (-ban/-ben)
    Hiszem, hogy egyszer jobb lesz a világ.I believe the world will be better one day.
    Hiszek a boldogságbanI believe in happiness.
    Hiszek neked.I believe you.
  2. to think
    Nem hiszem, hogy elérjük a buszt.I don't think we will catch the bus.
    Azt hiszem, szerencsénk volt.I think we were lucky.
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Etymology 2

Shortened from hiszen.[1]

Conjunction

hisz

  1. as, because; said if something follows obviously for the speaker
    Itt vagyok, hisz megígértem, hogy eljövök!I am here, of course, as I promised I would come.
  2. hey, but, why; said when realizing something or wanting someone else to realize something
    Hisz ez nem is nehéz!Hey, this isn't even difficult!
Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 hisz in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)