Hiába

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Hiába

 

Meaning:

in vain, all for nothing

 

Example sentences:

Hiába próbáltam, nem sikerült beszélnem vele.

In-vain tried-I, not succeeded to-talk-I with-him/her.

I tried in vain but didn’t manage to talk to him/her.

 

Nem volt minden hiába!

Not was everything in-vain!

It wasn’t all for nothing!

 

Related terms:

erőfeszítés – effort

eredmény – result

eredménytelen – unsuccessful

hasztalan – in vain, useless

minek – why, what for

próbál – to try

reménytelen – hopeless

sikerül – to succeed (refers to the thing that succeeds, not the person)

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

hiába – in vain, all for nothing

 

Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:

Hiába próbáltam, nem sikerült beszélnem vele.

In-vain tried-I, not succeeded to-talk-I with-him/her.

I tried in vain but didn’t manage to talk to him/her.

 

Nem volt minden hiába!

Not was everything in-vain!

It wasn’t all for nothing!

 

Pronunciation of the Related Terms:

erőfeszítés – effort

 

eredmény – result

 

eredménytelen – unsuccessful

 

hasztalan – in vain, useless

 

minek – why, what for

 

próbál – to try

 

reménytelen – hopeless

 

sikerül – to succeed (refers to the thing that succeeds, not the person)

 

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