Sem a nő, sem a férfi nem mond semmit.

It’s the Hungarian way to say “neither … nor.” Each part you negate gets its own sem:

• Sem a nő, sem a férfi = neither the woman nor the man You must repeat sem on both elements.

Hungarian uses negative concord: negative words stack. So you keep:

• sem … sem (neither … nor)
• nem (not)
• a negative pronoun like semmit (nothing) Dropping nem (e.g., “Sem a nő, sem a férfi mond semmit”) is ungrammatical.

Semmit is the accusative (direct-object) form of semmi “nothing.” Hungarian marks direct objects with -t:

• nominative: semmi (“nothing”)
• accusative: semmit (“nothing” as an object) Other cases exist too (e.g., semmiben “in nothing,” semmire “for/to nothing”), but here we need the object form.

Yes. Both are correct:

• Sem a nő, sem a férfi nem mond semmit.
• Sem a nő, sem a férfi semmit nem mond. Putting semmit before nem mond highlights “nothing at all” more strongly; it’s very common and slightly more emphatic.

With sem … sem subjects, Hungarian typically uses the singular if each subject is denied individually:

• Sem a nő, sem a férfi nem mond semmit. (more common) A plural verb is also possible, treating them as a group:
• Sem a nő, sem a férfi nem mondanak semmit. Both are accepted; singular feels a bit crisper/neutral.

You’ll see it both ways. Many writers omit it:

• Sem a nő sem a férfi nem mond semmit. Including a comma can mark a pause or add clarity in longer phrases:
• Sem a nő, sem a férfi nem mond semmit. Both are common in modern usage.

Not if you mean “the woman” and “the man.” You should repeat the article with each sem:

• Sem a nő, sem a férfi … Without articles (Sem nő, sem férfi …) it sounds generic (“no woman, no man”), which is a different nuance.

You can:

• A nő és a férfi nem mond semmit. This often communicates the same practical idea (both are silent), but sem … sem is the clearest, unambiguous “neither … nor” structure and is preferred when that contrast matters.

se is a shorter, more colloquial variant of sem. Use one form consistently on both sides:

• Formal/neutral: Sem a nő, sem a férfi …
• Colloquial: Se a nő, se a férfi …

Hungarian verbs have indefinite vs. definite conjugation:

• mond (3sg indefinite) is used with an indefinite or no specific object: nem mond semmit.
• mondja (3sg definite) is used with a definite object: nem mondja az igazságot (“doesn’t say the truth”), nem mondja azt (“doesn’t say that”). With semmit/valamit/mindent, use the indefinite form (mond).

Yes:

• Egyikük sem mond semmit. (“Neither of them says anything.”) You can also say: Senki nem mond semmit (“Nobody says anything”), if you mean nobody at all.

Yes, just keep adding sem:

• Sem a nő, sem a férfi, sem a gyerek nem mond semmit.

Use is … is (“both … and”) or mind … mind:

• A nő is, a férfi is mond valamit.
• Mind a nő, mind a férfi mond valamit.

Yes. Another common layout is:

• A nő sem, a férfi sem mond semmit. This means the same; it presents each subject separately as included in the negation (“the woman doesn’t either; the man doesn’t either”).