hiszem

Hungarian

Etymology

From hisz (“to believe, think”) +‎ -em (personal suffix). The noun sense is a lexicalization of the verb form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhisɛm]
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  • Hyphenation: hi‧szem

Verb

hiszem

  1. first-person singular indicative present definite of hisz
    Nem hiszem, hogy elérjük a buszt. ― I don't think we will catch the bus.
    Hiszem, ha látom! ― I'll believe it when I see it. (or: seeing is believing)

Noun

hiszem

  1. (usually suffixed with -ben) belief, impression, anticipation
    Nina és Christian Kolstad-Bergenbatten abban a hiszemben mentek el nyaralni, hogy a házukat egy kiváló szakember rendben tartja. ― Nina and Christian Kolstad-Bergenbatten left for their summer vacation under the impression that their house would be maintained all right by an excellent professional.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • hiszem 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
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