eszébe jut

Hungarian

Etymology

ész (“mind”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -be (“into”, case suffix) +‎ jut (“to get”), literally “to get into one's mind”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛseːbɛjut]

Verb

eszébe jut

1. (idiomatic) to remember, think of, come to mind, spring to mind, cross someone's mind (to appear in one's thoughts; the person involved expressed with -nak/-nek)

Usage notes

The word order can change according to the sentence structure:

• Nem jut eszembe, hogy minek hívják. ― I can't think of what it's called.
• Eszembe jutott az ígéretük. ― I remembered their promise.
• Eszedbe ne jusson odamenni! ― Don't even think about going there!

Conjugation

• For the verb, see jut.
• The noun ész takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the case suffix: eszembe, eszedbe, eszébe, eszünkbe, eszetekbe, eszükbe.