úgyis

Hungarian

Etymology

úgy +‎ is

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuːɟiʃ]
• Hyphenation: úgyis
• Rhymes: -iʃ

Conjunction

úgyis

1. anyway, in any case, one way or another, whatever happens, regardless of any action

   Coordinate terms: úgysem, úgyse

   Ne keseregj, ennek már úgyis vége. ― Don't be sad, it's already ended after all.

   Minek kérdezed, ha úgyis tudod? ― Why do you ask if you already know it anyway?

   Úgyis mi nyerünk! ― We will win, whatever happens!

2. after all, by the way, for sure, anyway

   Nem nyertünk, de úgyis az a lényeg, hogy ott voltunk. ― We did not win, but after all the important part is that we were there.

   Menjünk el velük az étterembe, úgyis rég voltunk már! ― Let's join them to the restaurant, we haven't been there in a long time, that's for sure / anyway.

   Megnézhetjük a szobrot is, úgyis ott van közel. ― We could take a look at the statue, too, it's quite close anyway.

   Ha már úgyis bemegyünk a városba, akkor bevásárolhatnánk. ― By the way if we already go in the city anyway, then we could also do the shopping.

Usage notes

As shown in the examples, úgyis can be used in the sense “after all” or “by the way” to provide an argument in favor of something, for example when doing so something will not be a big issue in addition to the already fixed reason; the fixed thing makes it easier to do (or makes one already want to do it), and hence may make one decide positively about it.

Synonyms

• mindenképp, mindenképpen, mindenféleképp, mindenféleképpen
• különben is, egyébként is, eleve

Further reading

• úgyis 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