furdalja az oldalát

Hungarian

Etymology

furdal (“to prod”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ oldal (“side”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to prod one's side”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfurdɒjːɒ ɒz ˈoldɒlaːt]

Verb

furdalja az oldalát

1. (idiomatic) to nag at, to be intrigued by (to be interested in something and want to know more about it)

   Furdalta az oldalamat a kíváncsiság. ― I was dying of curiosity.

   • 1858-1860, Mór Jókai, Jókai Mór dekameronja (The Decameron of Mór Jókai), A strucczmadár (The ostrich)‎^[1]:

     Koppánné ifjasszony tudott néhány szót törökül, ..., ez a tudomány nagyon furdalta az oldalát; óhajtott vele ragyogni, hogy ő törökül is tud.

     Mrs. Koppán knew a few words in Turkish, ..., this knowledge interested her greatly; she wished to shine with it, that she knows Turkish, as well.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite conjugation of furdal.
• The noun oldal takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence plus the accusative suffix: oldalamat, oldaladat, oldalát, oldalunkat, oldalatokat, oldalukat.