ül a babérjain

Hungarian

Etymology

ül (“to sit”) + a (“the”) + babér (“laurel”) +‎ -jai (possessive suffix) +‎ -n (“on”, case suffix), literally: "to sit on one's laurels"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈyl ɒ ˈbɒbeːrjɒjin]

Verb

ül a babérjain

1. (idiomatic) to rest on one's laurels

Conjugation

• For the verb, see ül.
• The inflected noun takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: babérjaimon, babérjaidon, babérjain, babérjainkon, babérjaitokon, babérjaikon.