két végén égeti a gyertyát

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

két (“two”) +‎ vég (“end”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -n (“on”) +‎ éget (“to burn”) +‎ -i (personal suffix) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ gyertya (“candle”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to burn the candle on both ends”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈkeːt ˈveːɡeːn ˈeːɡɛti ɒ ˈɟɛrcaːt]

Verb edit

két végén égeti a gyertyát

(idiomatic) to burn the candle at both ends (to work hard night and day)

Conjugation edit

For the verb, see the definite conjugation of éget.
The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.