kezet emel

Hungarian

Etymology

kéz (“hand”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix) +‎ emel (“to lift, raise”), literally “to lift a hand”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛzɛtɛmɛl]

Verb

kezet emel

1. (idiomatic, with -ra/-re) to hit someone, to lay a hand on someone, to raise one's hand against or to someone (to assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist)

   Kezet emelt rám! ― He hit me!

   Sosem emelt kezet a gyermekeire. ― He never lay a hand on his children.

Usage notes

• The word order can be switched depending on the sentence. See the examples above.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see emel.
• The inflected noun kezet remains unchanged.