a kocka el van vetve
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
a (“the”) + kocka (“die”) + el (“away”) + van (“is; here: has been”) + vetve (“cast”). Literally, “the die has been cast away”. El(…)vetve is the adverbial participle form of elvet (“to cast away”), with its prefix separated from the stem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) the die is cast (the future is already determined; the recent actions are bound to have consequences)