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bárhány

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Hungarian

Etymology

From bár- + hány.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːrɦaːɲ]
  • Hyphenation: bár‧hány
  • Rhymes: -aːɲ

Pronoun

bárhány

  1. (higher register, rare) any number of, however many

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

See also

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1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogyhe'll rather die than).
2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (whoever); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (no matter what).

Further reading

  • bárhány in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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