Bír

Bír

Meaning:

to bear, to handle, to be able to carry

Example sentences:

Nem bírom már a bezártságot.

Not bear-it-I the entrapment.

I can’t handle being locked up anymore.

Bírod még vinni a hátizsákot?

Bear-it-you to-carry the rucksack?

Can you carry the rucksack?

Related terms:

cipel – to carry

erős – strong

képes – able

könnyű – easy, lightweight

nehéz – heavy, difficult

teher – burden

teherbíró – resilient (literally: burden-bearing)

türelem – patience

tűr – to acquiesce, to tolerate

visz – to carry (also: to bring)

Don’t confuse with:

bíró – judge

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