sakkban tart

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “to hold in check”. From sakk (“check”) +‎ -ban (“in”) +‎ tart (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɒɡbɒntɒrt]

Verb

sakkban tart

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to hold someone in check (to limit someone's activities so that they cannot take independent initiative)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see tart.
• The inflected noun sakkban remains unchanged.