benne van a korban

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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benne (inside) +‎ van (to be) +‎ a (the) +‎ kor (age) +‎ -ban (in, case suffix), literally: "to be inside in the age"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛnːɛvɒn ɒ ˈkorbɒn]

Verb

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benne van a korban

  1. (idiomatic) to be up in years, be long in the tooth, be in the twilight years, be over the hill (to be old/aged)
    Synonyms: nem mai gyerek, megette a kenyere javát

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see van.
  • The rest of the phrase remains unchanged.