Meaning of is | Babel Free

Definitions

1. also, too, as well
   clitic, not-comparable
2. even, up to, as much as, as long as
   clitic, not-comparable
3. again (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten)
   clitic, not-comparable
4. ever (intensifying the question)
   clitic, not-comparable
5. sure enough, indeed
   clitic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Én is szeretem a csokit.”

I, too, like chocolate (aside from other people).

“(Én) a csokit is szeretem.”

I also like chocolate (aside from other things).

“Három óráig is tarthat a műtét”

The operation may even take three hours.

“Hogy is hívják?”

What's that called, again?

“Hogy is felejthetném el?”

How could I ever forget?

“Miért is nem maradtam otthon?”

Why, oh why did I not stay home?

“Aznapra esőt mondtak, és el is kezdett esni.”

Rain had been predicted for that day and, sure enough, it was beginning to rain.

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