se lát, se hall
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- se hall, se lát
Etymology
se (“neither”) + lát (“to see”) + se (“neither”) + hall (“to hear”), literally “neither sees nor hears”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃɛlaːt ˈʃɛɦɒlː]
Verb
se lát, se hall
- (idiomatic, with -tól/-től) to ignore the outside world, not listening
- Se lát, se hall, csak szorgalmasan dolgozik. ― S/he works so hard, s/he ignores everything.
- A dühtől se lát, se hall. ― S/he is blind with rage.
Conjugation
The verbs lát and hall are conjugated independently.