Sír

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Sír

 

Meaning:

to cry, grave (n.)

 

Example sentences:

Sírva ültem a sírnál.

Cryingly sat-I the grave-at.

I was sitting at the grave, crying.

 

A fiúk nem sírnak.

The boys not cry-they.

Boys don’t cry.

 

Related terms:

fekete – black

gyász – grief

gyászol – to grieve, to mourn

könny – tear

meghal – to die

sírkő – tombstone

szomorú – sad

temet – to bury

temetés – funeral

temető – cemetery

 

Not to be confused with:

szír – Syrian

zsír – fat (n.)

 

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Pronunciation of today’s word:

sír – to cry, grave (n.)

 

Pronunciation of the example sentences:

Sírva ültem a sírnál.

Cryingly sat-I the grave-at.

I was sitting at the grave, crying.

 

A fiúk nem sírnak.

The boys not cry-they.

Boys don’t cry.

 

Pronunciation of the related terms:

fekete – black

 

gyász – grief

 

gyászol – to grieve, to mourn

 

könny – tear

 

meghal – to die

 

sírkő – tombstone

 

szomorú – sad

 

temet – to bury

 

temetés – funeral

 

temető – cemetery

 

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