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bármi

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Hungarian

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Etymology

bár- + mi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːrmi]
  • Hyphenation: bár‧mi
  • Rhymes: -mi

Pronoun

bármi

  1. anything, whatever

Declension

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Derived terms

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

  • bármi 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.
  • bármi 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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