zárja a sorait

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Hungarian

Etymology

zár (to close) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) + a (the) + sor (line) +‎ -ai (possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally: "to close one's lines".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaːrjɒ ɒ ˈʃorɒjit]

Verb

zárja a sorait

  1. (idiomatic) to finish a letter, an article, etc.
    • 2000, László Németh, Németh László élete levelekben[1], page 377:
      Abban a reményben zárom soraimat, hogy Tanár urat nem zavartam túlságosan, s kérelmem szíves teljesítését kérem a lehetőség szerint.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (idiomatic) to close ranks (to regroup forces in order to face a challenge)

Conjugation

Usage notes

The phrase is used both with and without the definite article.