helyet foglal

Hungarian

Etymology

hely (“seat; place”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix) +‎ foglal (“to occupy; reserve”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛjɛtfoɡlɒl]

Verb

helyet foglal

1. (idiomatic, formal) to sit down, take a seat, seat oneself (to become seated)

   Szíveskedjék helyet foglalni! ― Please be seated!

   Foglalj helyet! ― Have a seat!

2. (idiomatic) to reserve, to make a reservation (to book in advance)

   Elfelejtettem helyet foglalni. ― I forgot to make a reservation.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see foglal.
• The inflected noun helyet remains unchanged.