sincs

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• sincsen

Etymology

Blend of is +‎ nincs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃint͡ʃ]

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• Rhymes: -int͡ʃ

Verb

sincs

1. there is no …… either, he/she/it is not …… either, not have …… either

   Nincs kutyám, de macskám sincs. ― I don't have a dog, and I don't have a cat, either.

   Senki sincs otthon. ― No one is at home. (literally, “No one is not at home, either.”)

Usage notes

• It can be viewed as a contraction of sem (“not …… either”) plus nincs (“it/there isn't”).
• It is used only in third-person present tense, in singular. Plural form: sincsenek.

See also

• koránt (used in combination as koránt sincs and korántsem)

Further reading

• sincs 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