Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

hisz (to believe) +‎ a (the) +‎ fül (ear) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -nek (case suffix), literally to believe one's ears

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈhis ɒ ˈfyleːnɛk]

Verb edit

hisz a fülének

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to believe one's ears
    • 1964, Tibor Déry, G. A. úr X-ben, Bucharest: Kriterion Könyvkiadó (1989), →ISBN, page 283:
      — Nem hiszek a fülemnek — kiáltotta a fiatalember, kezét ijedten a szájára csapva.
      I can't believe my ears — cried the young man, striking his mouth with his hand, alarmed.

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