fülig ér a szája

Hungarian

Etymology

fül (“ear”) +‎ -ig (“to”, case suffix) +‎ ér (“to reach”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ száj (“mouth”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix), literally “one's mouth reaches the ear”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfyliɡ ˈeːr ɒ ˈsaːjɒ]

Verb

fülig ér a szája

(idiomatic) to grin like a Cheshire cat, to smile from ear to ear (to smile broadly and happily)

Conjugation

For the verb, see ér.
The inflected noun fülig remains unchanged.
The noun száj takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: szám, szád, szája, szánk, szátok, szájuk.