felkopik az álla

Hungarian

Etymology

fel- (verbal prefix) +‎ kopik (“to wear out”) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ áll (“chin”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɛlkopik ɒz ˈaːlːɒ]

Verb

felkopik az álla

(colloquial) to go hungry, to go unfed (to go without food and left starving)
Synonyms: éhkoppon marad, éhen marad

Usage notes

The verb felkopik is used only in this set phrase.

Conjugation

For the verb, see kopik.
The noun áll (“chin”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: állam, állad, álla, állunk, állatok, álluk.

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