üstökön ragadja a szerencsét

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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üstök (forelock) +‎ -ön (on, case suffix) +‎ ragad (to grab) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ a (the) +‎ szerencse (luck, chance, fortune) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally to grab fortune on [the] forelock

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈyʃtøkøn ˈrɒɡɒɟːɒ ɒ ˈsɛrɛnt͡ʃeːt]

Verb

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üstökön ragadja a szerencsét

  1. (idiomatic) to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity)

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see the definite conjugation of ragad.
  • The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.