ugye

See also: ügye

Hungarian

Etymology

úgy (“like so, in that manner”, adverb) +‎ -e (“whether, if”, interrogative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuɟɛ]

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• Hyphenation: ugye
• Rhymes: -ɟɛ

Adverb

ugye (not comparable)

1. (tag question) right? isn't it so? is it? didn't you? (etc.)

   Érdekes, ugye? ― Interesting, isn't it?

   Ugye eljössz majd meglátogatni? ― You'll come to see me, won't you?

Derived terms

• ugyebár

Further reading

• ugye 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