sakkban tart

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “to hold in check”. From sakk (“check”) +‎ -ban (“in”) +‎ tart (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɒɡbɒntɒrt]

Verb

sakkban tart

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to hold someone in check (to limit someone's activities so that they cannot take independent initiative)

Conjugation

  • For the verb, see tart.
  • The inflected noun sakkban remains unchanged.
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