dehát
See also: de hát
Hungarian
Etymology
From de (“but”) + hát (“well”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛɦaːt]
- Hyphenation: de‧hát
- Rhymes: -aːt
Adverb
dehát
- but (said when surprised or being indignant)
- Synonym: de
- Itt az órád az asztalon. - Dehát én nem is oda tettem! ― Your watch is here on the table. - But I didn't even put it there!
Interjection
dehát
- (proscribed) alternative spelling of de hát (“however, still, and yet, but then, well”)
- Megpróbáltam, de hát nem sikerült. ― I tried, however it didn't work.
Further reading
- de hát, dehát in e-nyelv.hu (the compound dehát is an adverb)
- dehát in e-nyelv.hu
- de hát, dehát in e-nyelv.hu