szavát adja
Hungarian
Etymology
From the szav- stem of szó (“word”) + -a (possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix) + ad (“to give”) + -ja (personal suffix), literally: “to give one's word”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈsɒvaːtɒɟːɒ]
Verb
szavát adja
- (idiomatic) to give one's word, to promise
Conjugation
- For the verb, see the definite conjugation forms of ad.
- The noun takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: szavamat, szavadat, szavát, szavunkat, szavatokat, szavukat.
Usage notes
- The word order may be switched in certain sentence structures:
- Add a szavadat, hogy ezt nem csinálod többet! ― Give your word that you won't do this again!