nincs

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

nem (“no, not”) +‎ s (emphatic-enhancing word, same as és and is)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnint͡ʃ]
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  • Rhymes: -int͡ʃ

Verb

nincs

  1. there is no, there is not
    Antonym: van
    nincs mit tenni ― there is nothing to do

Conjugation

It is conjugated only in the 3rd person. In the 1st and 2nd person, nem is used before the correct form of van:

Nem vagyok otthon. ― I am not at home.
Nem vagy otthon. ― You are not at home.
Nincs otthon. ― He/she is not at home.
Nem vagyunk otthon. ― We are not at home.
Nem vagytok otthon. ― You are not at home.
Nincsenek otthon. ― They are not at home.

It is contracted with sem (“……either”) into sincs (“it/there isn't, either”).

Derived terms

Expressions

References

  1. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • nincs 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
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