állja a szavát

Hungarian

Etymology

áll (“to stand”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ szó (“word”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to stand one's word”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːjːɒ ɒ ˈsɒvaːt]

Verb

állja a szavát

1. (idiomatic) to abide by one's promise, to be as good as one's word (to be faithful to a promise one has made)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite conjugation of áll.
• The noun szó (“word”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: szavam/szavamat, szavad/szavadat, szavát, szavunkat, szavatokat, szavukat.

  Állom a szavam. ― I am a man of my word.

  Állod a szavad? ― Are you going to keep your word?

  Állták a szavukat. ― They kept their promises.