nem látja a fától az erdőt

Hungarian

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Etymology

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nem (can't) +‎ lát (to see) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ a (the) +‎ fa (tree) +‎ -tól (from, case suffix) +‎ az (the) +‎ erdő (forest) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally can't see the forest from the tree

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛmlaːcːɒ ɒ ˈfaːtoːl ɒz ˈɛrdøːt]

Verb

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nem látja a fától az erdőt

  1. (idiomatic) can't see the forest for the trees, can't see the wood for the trees

Conjugation

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