pálcát tör

Hungarian

Etymology

From pálca (“cane, stick”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix) +‎ tör (“to break”), literally “to break [a] stick”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaːlt͡saːtːør]

Verb

pálcát tör

1. (idiomatic, with felett (fölött) or fölött) to denounce, condemn, criticize someone harshly (to pass a harsh judgement on someone)

   Synonym: elítél

   A munkatársaid pálcát törnek feletted, mert figyelmetlen vagy a munkádban.

   Your colleagues criticize you because you are not paying attention to your work.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see tör.
• The inflected noun pálcát remains unchanged.
• The pronoun is required with the appropriate possessive suffix according to the logical subject of the sentence (the person/s affected): felettem, feletted, felette, felettünk, felettetek, felettük or fölöttem, fölötted, fölötte, fölöttünk, fölöttetek, fölöttük.