soha

See also: SoHa

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• sohasem
• sohase
• sosem
• sose

Etymology

sem (“neither”) +‎ ha (introduces a conditional clause; here “when”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃoɦɒ]

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• Hyphenation: so‧ha

Adverb

soha

1. never

Usage notes

Just like other adverbs with a general negative sense (senki, semmi, sehol etc.), it is used with another word of negation in Hungarian (double negation):

• Soha nem láttam még elefántot. ― I've never seen an elephant (yet).

or

• Nem láttam még elefántot soha. ― I've never seen an elephant (yet).

However, if one of its alternative forms is used instead, no other negative follows (because these alternative forms already incorporate a negative sem or se):

• Sosem láttam még elefántot. ― I've never seen an elephant (yet).

If it is separated from the verb, the negative appears again (strictly speaking, resulting in a triple negation):

• Nem láttam még elefántot sosem. ― I've never seen an elephant (yet).

Derived terms

(Compound words):

• sohasem
• sohase

(Expressions):

• jobb későn, mint soha

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *soxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǒxa/
• Hyphenation: so‧ha

Noun

sòha f (Cyrillic spelling со̀ха)

1. branching tree

References

• “soha” in Hrvatski jezični portal