hajba kap

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “to grab/snap at [the other’s] hair”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒjbɒkɒp]

Verb

hajba kap

1. (idiomatic, often humorous) to fall out, start a row or quarrel (verbally or physically)

   Synonyms: összevész (verbally), összeverekedik (physically)

Usage notes

The literal sense (“to grab/snap at [the other’s] hair”) normally requires the possessive suffix -a (“his/her”) in haja to be explicit and the zero-article structure is abandoned. Thus it may be expressed by a phrase like belekap a hajába or a hajába kap or by a synonym like megragadja a haját.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see kap.
• The inflected noun hajba remains unchanged.