se lát, se hall

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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se (neither) +‎ lát (to see) +‎ se (neither) +‎ hall (to hear), literally “neither sees nor hears”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛlaːt ˈʃɛɦɒlː]

Verb

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se lát, se hall

  1. (idiomatic, with -tól/-től) to ignore the outside world, not listening
    Se lát, se hall, csak szorgalmasan dolgozik.S/he works so hard, s/he ignores everything.
    A dühtől se lát, se hall.S/he is blind with rage.

Conjugation

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The verbs lát and hall are conjugated independently.