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sosem

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃoʃɛm]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: so‧sem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Adverb

sosem (not comparable)

  1. (informal) alternative form of sohasem (never)

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

  • sosem , redirecting to sohasem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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