ugyan

See also: ugyan-

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of úgy +‎ -an (adverb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈuɟɒn]
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  • Hyphenation: ugyan

Adverb

ugyan

  1. I wonder…, oh and…
    Ugyan ki lehet az? ― I wonder who that might be.
    Ugyan mi erre a bizonyíték? - I wonder what is the proof of this?
    Ugyan mit tudsz te az életről?! - I wonder what you know about life at all?
  2. at all, by chance
    Visszahozzuk, ha ugyan el nem lopták. - We'll return it if it has not been stolen by chance.
    Visszahozzuk, ha ugyan ott van még. - Well return it if it's still there at all.
  3. for sure (mainly in negative sentences)
    Én ugyan nem láttam semmit! - I have not seen anything, for sure!
    Innen ugyan nem jutsz ki! - You will not get out of here, for sure!

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Conjunction

ugyan

  1. although, albeit
    Ugyan a választ nem tudom, megpróbálok segíteni. - Although I don't know the answer, I'll try to help.
    A ház ugyan szép, de rossz helyen van. - Although the house itself is nice, but it's at a bad place.

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Interjection

ugyan

  1. hell no, no way, not at all (discarding a possibility)
    Biztos a kocsmába mentek! - Ők? Ugyan! - They might have gone to the pub! Them? No way!
  2. hey
    Ugyan, menjen innen! - Hey, get along with you!
    Ugyan, ne sírj - Hey, don't cry.

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References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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