még mindig
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Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- still
- Még mindig nem érkezett meg a levél. ― The letter has still not arrived.
- Még mindig esik az eső. ― It's still raining.
Usage notes
[edit]Még mindig can express annoyance over some situation that still persists, despite one's expectation. The following sentences can all be translated as “Is Steve still here?”, with different implications. Compare:
- Pista itt van még? or Itt van még Pista? ― I hope he's still here or I'm neutral about it.
- Pista még itt van? ― Either expectation is possible, whether for him to have left or to be still here.
- Pista még mindig itt van? ― He should have left long ago.