megállja a helyét
Hungarian
editEtymology
editmegáll (“to stand”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + hely (“place”) + -e (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to stand one's place”
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (idiomatic, of a person) to hold one's own, to do well, to cope, to manage, to thrive (to demonstrate oneself to be capable)
- (idiomatic, of an idea) to hold water (to withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid)
Conjugation
edit- For the verb, see the definite forms of megáll.
- The noun hely takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: helyemet, helyedet, helyét, helyünket, helyeteket, helyüket.
- Megálltam a helyemet. ― I did well.
- Megállták a helyüket. ― They did well.