megállja a helyét

megáll (“to stand”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ hely (“place”) +‎ -e (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to stand one's place”

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɡaːjːɒ ɒ ˈhɛjeːt]

megállja a helyét

1. (idiomatic, of a person) to hold one's own, to do well, to cope, to manage, to thrive (to demonstrate oneself to be capable)
2. (idiomatic, of an idea) to hold water (to withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid)

   Synonyms: helytálló, tartható, megáll, helyes, hiteles

• For the verb, see the definite forms of megáll.
• The noun hely takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: helyemet, helyedet, helyét, helyünket, helyeteket, helyüket.

Megálltam a helyemet. ― I did well.

Megállták a helyüket. ― They did well.