szemmel tart

Hungarian

Etymology

szem (“eye”) +‎ -vel (“with”) +‎ tart (“to keep”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛmːɛltɒrt]

Verb

szemmel tart

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to keep an eye on something, to guard (to watch and pay attention to)

   Én majd szemmel tartom őket. ― I will keep an eye on them.

   Tartsd szemmel őket. ― Keep an eye on them.

Conjugation

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