a sír szélén áll

Hungarian

Etymology

a (“the”) +‎ sír (“grave”) +‎ szél (“edge”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -n (“on”, case suffix) +‎ áll (“to stand”), literally: "to stand on the grave's edge"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒ ˈʃiːr ˈseːleːnaːlː]

Verb

a sír szélén áll

1. (idiomatic) to be on one's deathbed, to be at death's door, to be knocking on heaven's door, to be with one foot in the grave (to be close to death)

   Synonyms: halálán van, haldoklik

Conjugation

• For the verb, see áll.
• The rest of the expression remains unchanged.