Törik

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Törik

 

Meaning:

to break

 

Pronunciation:

 

Example sentences:

Állandóan összetörnek a borospoharaim.

Constantly together-break-they the wine-glasses-my.

My wine glasses frequently break.

 

Ha törik, ha szakad, el fogok innen költözni,

If breaks, if tears, away will-I from-here to-move.

I will move away from here by any means.

 

Related terms:

cserép – shard

ragaszt – to glue

tönkremegy – to bust, to break (i.e. to become unusable)

szakad – to tear

ha törik, ha szakad – by all means, by any means (Hungarian saying – lit.: even if it breaks of tears)

 

Not to be confused with:

töri – colloq. abbreviation of “történelem” – history (subject in school)

 

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