az asztal alá iszik

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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az (the) +‎ asztal (table) +‎ alá (under) +‎ iszik (to drink), literally to drink [someone] under the table

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɒz ˈɒstɒlɒlaː ˈisik]

Verb

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az asztal alá iszik valakit

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to drink someone under the table (to drink more alcohol than someone while remaining relatively sober), the person has to be in accusative case, -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt
    Akárkit képes az asztal alá inni.He is able to drink anyone under the table.

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see iszik.
  • The postpositional phrase az asztal alá remains unchanged.