foglyul ejt

Hungarian

Etymology

fogoly (“prisoner, captive”) +‎ -ul (“as”) +‎ ejt (“to catch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoɡjulɛjt]

Verb

foglyul ejt

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to take someone prisoner, to capture someone

   Az ellenség foglyul ejtette a barátomat. ― The enemy captured my friend.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see ejt.
• The inflected noun foglyul remains unchanged.