márpedig

Hungarian

Etymology

már +‎ pedig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːrpɛdiɡ]
• Hyphenation: már‧pe‧dig
• Rhymes: -iɡ

Adverb

márpedig (not comparable)

1. however, but, surely, certainly, truly, yet, still, I'm telling you

   Márpedig én nem megyek innen sehová! ― I will not go anywhere from here, I'm telling you!

   Márpedig ha elkapják, biztosan elítélik. ― I'm sure, if they catch him, he will surely be convicted!

Usage notes

No English equivalent, usually does not have a fixed pair in translations.

Said in the following cases:

• when insisting that something is true (or should be)
• when emphasizing that the statement of the sentence is evident for the speaker (also when describing an evident cause or reason for something)

Further reading

• márpedig in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN