magyarázza a bizonyítványát

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “to explain one's report card”. From the title of a short story in Frigyes Karinthy's satirical short story collection Tanár úr kérem (Please, Sir!). In the story, a student tries to find excuses for his bad grades at the end of the school term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒɟɒraːzːɒ ɒ ˈbizoɲiːtvaːɲaːt]

Verb

magyarázza a bizonyítványát

1. (idiomatic) to find excuses, to explain oneself (to explain one's behavior or decisions at length in order to clarify oneself)

   Synonym: magyarázkodik

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite conjugation of magyaráz.
• The noun bizonyítvány (“certificate; report card”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: bizonyítványomat, bizonyítványodat, bizonyítványát, bizonyítványunkat, bizonyítványotokat, bizonyítványukat.