két végén égeti a gyertyát

Hungarian

Etymology

két (“two”) +‎ vég (“end”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix) +‎ -n (“on”) +‎ éget (“to burn”) +‎ -i (personal suffix) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ gyertya (“candle”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to burn the candle on both ends”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkeːt ˈveːɡeːn ˈeːɡɛti ɒ ˈɟɛrcaːt]

Verb

két végén égeti a gyertyát

1. (idiomatic) to burn the candle at both ends (to work hard night and day)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite conjugation of éget.
• The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.