хем … хем …

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Duplicated application of хем (hem).

Conjunction[edit]

хемхем (hem … hem …)

  1. Used for emphasized conjunctive enumeration.: both … and
    Synonym: и ... и ... (i ... i ...)
    Хем боли́, хем сърби́.Hem bolí, hem sǎrbí.It both aches and itches.
    Хем така́, хем онака́.Hem taká, hem onaká.Both this way and that way.
    Хем скъп, хем нека́чествен.Hem skǎp, hem nekáčestven.[In the same time] being expensive and of low quality.
    По то́зи на́чин хем ще свърши́м зада́чата по-бъ́рзо, хем ще спести́м пари́.
    Po tózi náčin hem šte svǎrším zadáčata po-bǎ́rzo, hem šte spestím parí.
    In this manner, [we] shall both complete the task faster and save [some] money.

References[edit]

  • хем - хем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • хем - хем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010