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ugyebár

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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ugye +‎ bár

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈuɟɛbaːr]
  • Hyphenation: ugye‧bár
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Interjection

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ugyebár

  1. (literary) isn't it? aren't you? (used in questions expecting agreement or understanding)
    Ön ugyebár a felügyelő?You are the inspector, aren't you?
  2. (literary) you know (used to fill out a sentence)
    Én, ugyebár, csak ma hallottam ezt.Well, you know, I heard this just today.

Further reading

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  • ugyebár 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