szerencsétlenkedik

Hungarian

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Etymology

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szerencsétlen (unfortunate, unlucky) +‎ -kedik (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛrɛnt͡ʃeːtlɛŋkɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: sze‧ren‧csét‧len‧ke‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ɛdik
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Verb

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szerencsétlenkedik

  1. (intransitive) to struggle, to flounder, to faff, to have no luck, to have no joy (to act unsuccessfully or ineffectually)
    Balázs nevetett, miközben a barátja szerencsétlenkedett az evőpálcikákkal.
    Balázs laughed while his friend struggled with the chopsticks.
    Ha nem kérsz segítséget, tovább fogsz szerencsétlenkedni.
    If you don't ask for help, you will continue to struggle / to have no luck.

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