mégse

Hungarian

Etymology

még +‎ se

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːkʃɛ]
• Hyphenation: még‧se
• Rhymes: -ʃɛ

Conjunction

mégse

1. (in prohibitive sentences, used with the subjunctive mood) yet, still, but, however, nevertheless, all the same, notwithstanding, after all
2. (folksy, informal, in declarative sentences, used with indicative or conditional moods) Alternative form of mégsem (“yet, still, but, however, nevertheless, all the same, notwithstanding, after all”)

Usage notes

See mégsem as well as the distinction between (declarative) nem and (prohibitive) ne.

Further reading

• (in prohibitive sentences, with the subjunctive): mégse 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
• (alternative form of mégsem in declarative sentences): mégse 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