ég a keze alatt a munka

Hungarian

Etymology

ég (“to burn”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ kéz (“hand”) +‎ -e (“his/her”, possessive suffix) +‎ alatt (“under”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ munka (“work”), literally “the work burns under his/her hand”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːɡ ɒ ˈkɛzɛ ˈɒlɒtː ɒ ˈmuŋkɒ]

Verb

ég a keze alatt a munka

1. (idiomatic) to work quickly, capably, and well

Conjugation

• For the verb, see ég.
• The noun kéz (“hand”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the logical subject of the sentence (the person/s affected): kezem, kezed, keze, kezünk, kezetek, kezük.
• The rest of the phrase remains unchanged.