Darab

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Darab

 

Meaning:

piece; also: (literary) play, (musical) work

 

Example sentences:

Darabokra törted a szívem.*

Pieces-into broke-it-you the heart-my.

You broke my heart into pieces.

 

*There’s a famous Hungarian song by singer-songwriter Ferenc Demjén with the same title. You can listen to it here.

 

Nagyon jó darabot láttunk tegnap a színházban.

Very good piece(acc.) saw-we yesterday the theater-in.

We saw a really good play in the theater yesterday.

 

Related terms:

 

related words to piece

darabonként – piece by piece

egész – whole

egy darabig – for a while

gyűjt – to collect

gyűjtemény – collection

mennyiség – amount

rész – part

 

related words to play/musical work

opera – opera

komponál – to compose

koncert – concert

koncertterem – concert hall

színház – theater

zeneszerző – composer

 

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

darab – piece; also: (literary) play, (musical) work

 

 

Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:

Darabokra törted a szívem.*

Pieces-into broke-it-you the heart-my.

You broke my heart into pieces.

 

*There’s a famous Hungarian song by singer-songwriter Ferenc Demjén with the same title. You can listen to it here.

 

Nagyon jó darabot láttunk tegnap a színházban.

Very good piece(acc.) saw-we yesterday the theater-in.

We saw a really good play in the theater yesterday.

 

 

Pronunciation of the Related Terms:

 

related words to piece

 

darabonként – piece by piece

 

egész – whole

 

egy darabig – for a while

 

gyűjt – to collect

 

gyűjtemény – collection

 

mennyiség – amount

 

rész – part

 

 

related words to play/musical work

 

opera – opera

 

komponál – to compose

 

koncert – concert

 

koncertterem – concert hall

 

színház – theater

 

zeneszerző – composer

 

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  1. Elizabeth K Hilprecht says:

    Don’t forget “feldarabolni” – to cut up into pieces or to dismember (a chicken carcass, a human body etc.)

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