borsot tör az orra alá

Hungarian

Etymology

bors (“pepper”) +‎ -ot (accusative suffix) +‎ tör (“to crush”) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ orr (“nose”) +‎ -a (“his/her”, possessive suffix) +‎ alá (“under”), literally “to crush pepper under someone's nose”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈborʃot ˈtør ɒz ˈorːɒɒlaː]

Verb

borsot tör az orra alá

1. (idiomatic) to annoy or irritate someone on purpose; play pranks or practical jokes on someone

   Synonym: bosszant

Conjugation

• For the verb, see tör.
• The inflected noun borsot remains unchanged.
• In the postpositional phrase, the noun orr takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: orrom, orrod, orra, orrunk, orrotok, orruk.