egyes

Hungarian

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Alternative forms

  • 1-es (in the sense “number 1”)

Etymology

egy (one) + -es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɟːɛʃ] (phonetic respelling: eggyes)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: egyes
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adjective

egyes (not comparable)

  1. individual, single
    Az egyes kérdéseket külön kell megvizsgálni.The individual questions have to be examined one by one.
  2. number one
    Találkozunk az egyes kapunál!See you at gate number one!
  3. (linguistics) singular (referring to only one thing or person)
    egyes szám első személyfirst-person singular
  4. (with plural nouns only) certain, some
    Synonyms: némely, néhány, bizonyos
    Egyes lakásokban még nincs villany.There is no electricity yet in certain flats.

Usage notes

The following nominal numerals (adjectives or nouns), coined from numerals (with the suffix -s/-os/-as/-es/-ös in Hungarian), refer to items designated with a specific number, such as No. 1, No. 2 etc. (as opposed to 1st, 2nd etc.). Question word: hányas? Examples:

Declension

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Noun

egyes (plural egyesek)

  1. one (digit or figure)
    1. (transport) the one, the number one (a given bus, tram etc. line)
    2. (automotive) first (first gear)
    3. (education) (grade) F (the lowest, i.e. failing grade in a class or course)
    4. (mathematics) unit (the place value, as opposed to tens or hundreds)
    5. (sports) singles
  2. (plural only) some people
    Egyesek szerint jó író volt.Some people think he was a good writer.

Declension

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Possessive forms of egyes
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. egyesem egyeseim
2nd person sing. egyesed egyeseid
3rd person sing. egyese egyesei
1st person plural egyesünk egyeseink
2nd person plural egyesetek egyeseitek
3rd person plural egyesük egyeseik

Derived terms

Further reading

  • egyes 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
  • egyes in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
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