хем … хем …

Bulgarian

Etymology

Duplicated application of хем (hem).

Conjunction

хем … хем … • (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.

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