Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is odd
It seems odd that he didn’t call back.
Furcsa, hogy nem hívott vissza.
She has some odd habits, like talking to her plants.
Van néhány furcsa szokása, például beszél a növényeihez.
There was an odd smell coming from the kitchen.
I found it odd that the store was closed so early.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
It is odd to see snow in April.
Furcsa áprilisban havat látni.
He has an odd hat.
Furcsa kalapja van.
The room feels odd without the table.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
Kahulugan
Unusual or unexpected
Mga kolokasyon
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
Mga kasingkahulugan
strange (More general; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
|
peculiar (Often suggests something is strange in a unique or distinctive way.)
Mga kasalungat
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
|
ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
Mga tema
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that attracts attention.
Padron ng paggamit:
[number] is odd
Seven is an odd number.
A hét páratlan szám.
All the odd numbers are on one side of the street.
A páratlan házszámok mind az utca egyik oldalán vannak.
The sum of two odd numbers is even.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Three is an odd number.
A három páratlan szám.
Nine is odd.
A kilenc páratlan.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
Kahulugan
Not divisible by two
Mga kolokasyon
odd number
Mga kasingkahulugan
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
Mga kasalungat
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
Mga tema
mathematics
|education
Depinisyon
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
(Of a whole number) not able to be divided evenly by two.
Padron ng paggamit:
[number] odd [unit]
She worked there for twenty-odd years.
Bő húsz évig dolgozott ott.
We walked fifty-odd miles during the trip.
Bő ötven mérföldet gyalogoltunk az út során.
There were a hundred-odd people at the event.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I have lived here for ten-odd years.
Bő tíz éve élek itt.
He ran twenty-odd kilometers.
Bő húsz kilométert futott.
There are thirty-odd students in the class.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
Kahulugan
Small extra amount
Mga kolokasyon
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
Mga kasingkahulugan
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
Mga tema
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A little more than a round number.
Slightly more than a particular number, but not enough to reach the next whole unit.
Padron ng paggamit:
odd [object]
I found an odd sock in the drawer.
Találtam egy pár nélküli zoknit a fiókban.
There are some odd cups that don’t match the rest.
Van néhány, a többihez nem illő csésze.
He wore an odd pair of shoes by mistake.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I have an odd shoe.
Van egy cipőm, amelynek nincs meg a párja.
This is an odd plate without a pair.
Ez egy pár nélküli tányér.
She wore odd socks today.
Kahulugan
Not part of a matching set
Mga kolokasyon
odd sock
|odd glove
Mga kasingkahulugan
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
Mga kasalungat
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
Mga tema
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
Not part of a pair or set; unmatched.