egy-egy

Hungarian

Etymology

egy (one) + egy (one)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɟːɛɟː]
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  • Hyphenation: egy-‧egy

Adverb

egy-egy (not comparable)

  1. each (one to each person)
    adott nekik egy-egy almáthe gave them an apple each
    mindenki kapott egy-egy almáteach got an apple
    mindenkinek egyet-egyetone to each
  2. one or two, an odd, occasional, infrequent (a small number of, but rarely)
    néha jön egy-egy látogatóa visitor drops in now and then
    Synonyms: alkalmi, ritka, esetleges, alkalmankénti
  3. a few (a small number among the many things)
    Felismertem egy-egy arcot a tömegben.I recognized a few faces in the crowd.
    Synonyms: pár, egypár, néhány, egy-két

Declension

  • See at egy. The two parts are declined identically but separately, e.g. the accusative case is egyet-egyet.
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