lépést tart

Hungarian

Etymology

lépés (“step, pace”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix) +‎ tart (“to keep”), literally “to keep pace”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːpeːʃtɒrt]

Verb

lépést tart

1. (idiomatic, with -val/-vel) to keep abreast of something, keep pace, keep up with (to progress at the same rate as another)

   Próbált lépést tartani az osztálytársaival. ― He/she tried to keep up with his/her classmates.

   Nem tartott lépést az osztálytársaival. ― He/she did not keep up with his/her classmates.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see tart.
• The inflected noun lépést remains unchanged, but depending on the sentence structure it can stand either before or after the verb. See the examples above.