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sosem (notcomparable)
1Semhogy andsemmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as ininkább meghal,semhogy… ―he'llrather diethan…).
2Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (=egészeneddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses“-ever”, e.g.aki csak(“whoever”);is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”:akármit is(“no matter what”).