vége van
Hungarian
Etymology
From vége (“his/her/its end[ing]”) + van (“to be, to have”), from vég (“end[ing]”) + -e (possessive suffix). Literally, “it has [an/its] end[ing]”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈveːɡɛvɒn]
Verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vége, van.
- A botnak két vége van. ― The stick has two ends.
- (idiomatic) to be over, to be finished (with -nak/-nek)
- Synonyms: véget ér, végződik
- Ha a botot kettétöröm, akkor a botnak vége van. ― If I break the stick in two, the stick is over.
- Még nincs vége a dolognak. ― It’s not over yet.
- Mikor van vége az órádnak? ― When will your class end?
- VÉGE (short for vége van a regénynek/filmnek) ― The End [of the novel/movie/etc.]
- (informal) to be doomed, to be done for, to be dog meat (with -nak/-nek)
- Synonym: befellegzett
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