rosszban van

Hungarian

Etymology

From rossz (“bad”) +‎ -ban (“in”) + van (“to be”), literally, “to be in bad”, probably the ellipsis of rossz viszonyban van (“to be in a bad relationship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrozbɒɱvɒn]

Verb

rosszban van

1. (idiomatic) to be on bad terms, in bad with (someone: -val/-vel)

   Antonym: jóban van

Conjugation

• For the verb, see van.
• The inflected adjective (here: noun) rosszban remains unchanged.