veri a mellét

Hungarian

Etymology

ver (“to beat”) +‎ -i (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + mell (“breast, chest”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to beat one's chest”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛri ɒ ˈmɛlːeːt]

Verb

veri a mellét

1. (idiomatic) to brag

   Synonym: henceg

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite forms of ver.
• The noun mell takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: mellemet, melledet, mellét, mellünket, melleteket, mellüket.