igazat mond

Hungarian

Etymology

igaz (“true, truth”) +‎ -at (accusative suffix) +‎ mond (“to say/tell”), literally “to say/tell truth”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiɡɒzɒtmond]

Verb

igazat mond

1. (idiomatic) to tell the truth (to someone: -nak/-nek)

   Antonym: hazudik

   Én mindig igazat mondtam neked. ― I've always told you the truth.

   Azért nem kedvelem a szomszéd fiút, mert sosem mond igazat. ― I don't like the boy next door because he never tells the truth.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see mond.
• The inflected noun igazat remains unchanged.
• The order of the two words can be switched depending on the sentence structure. See the examples above.