borsot tör az orra alá

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

bors (“pepper”) +‎ -ot (accusative suffix) +‎ tör (“to crush”) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ orr (“nose”) +‎ -a (“his/her”, possessive suffix) +‎ alá (“under”), literally “to crush pepper under someone's nose”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈborʃot ˈtør ɒz ˈorːɒɒlaː]

Verb edit

borsot tör az orra alá

(idiomatic) to annoy or irritate someone on purpose; play pranks or practical jokes on someone
Synonym: bosszant

Conjugation edit

For the verb, see tör.
The inflected noun borsot remains unchanged.
In the postpositional phrase, the noun orr takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: orrom, orrod, orra, orrunk, orrotok, orruk.