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valamennyi

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Hungarian

Etymology

vala- + mennyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒlɒmɛɲːi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: va‧la‧meny‧nyi
  • Rhymes: -ɲi

Pronoun

valamennyi

  1. (without focus) some (some amount/quantity or some individuals in the given class)
    Synonyms: valahány, néhány, pár, egypár
    Valamennyit elvittek.They have taken away some of it/them. (the focus is on el[vittek]; note the indefinite -tek suffix)
    Valamennyi itt van még.Some of it/them is/are still here. (the focus is on itt)
  2. (formal, with focus) all (the total amount/quantity or every individual in the given class)
    Synonyms: mind, összes
    Valamennyit elvitték.They have taken away all of it/them. (the focus is on va[lamennyit]; note the definite -ték suffix)
    Valamennyi itt van még.All of it/them is/are still here. (the focus is on va[lamennyi])


Declension

In the sense “all of them”, valamennyiük is used.

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See also

  • valahány (its counterpart for countable amounts)
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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

  • valamennyi 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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