"megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért" Budapest Local Custom Tip by diocletianvs

We (Croats) lived with Hungarians for many centuries in various kinds of political unions. But it is probably our language that helped us the most to keep our identity.

Hungarian is an island within the Slavic group of languages. Since I never left Europe coming to Budapest for the first time was my first experience of being surrounded by words that mean absolutely nothing to me. No similarities with ANY language I know. Hungarian is not an easy language. Here is an example:

szent = holy/sacred
szentség = holiness/sanctity
szentségtelen = unholy
(meg)szentségtelenít = to profane/desecrate (to make unholy)
megszentségteleníthetetlen = unprofanable (can not make unholy)
megszentségteleníthetetlenség = unprofanableness
megszentségteleníthetetlenséges = unprofanablenessish
[a thing that is almost impossible to make unholy]
megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedés = [doing/making the above]
megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedése = [somebody's above]
megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedései = [plural of the above]
megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitek = [your ...]
megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért = [for your ...]

Of course, nobody uses this word. It can be found only in grammar books. :-)

For more useful words and phrases in Hungarian please use the link below.

Website: http://impulzus.sch.bme.hu/info/magyar.shtml