nincs
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== Hungarian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nincsen
=== Etymology ===
nem (“no, not”) + s (emphatic-enhancing word, same as és and is)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈnint͡ʃ]
Rhymes: -int͡ʃ
=== Verb ===
nincs
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 ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
nincs in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.