Bedeutung
To follow the majority or current trends.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Hungary, 'swimming with the current' was a survival mechanism during the socialist era. It's often associated with the 'kisember' (little man) who tries to stay out of trouble. In modern Budapest offices, this phrase is often used to describe 'Yes-men' who never challenge the status quo. Younger Hungarians use this phrase ironically when they admit to following a 'cringe' trend just because it's viral. In villages near the Danube or Tisza, the phrase is still used literally by fishermen, and they might find the figurative use slightly amusing.
Easy Grammar
Remember that 'árral' is just 'ár' + 'val'. The 'v' turns into the last letter of the word.
Don't be too literal
If you say this to a lifeguard, they might think you are actually in trouble in the water!
Bedeutung
To follow the majority or current trends.
Easy Grammar
Remember that 'árral' is just 'ár' + 'val'. The 'v' turns into the last letter of the word.
Don't be too literal
If you say this to a lifeguard, they might think you are actually in trouble in the water!
Sound Native
Use 'Csak úszom az árral' when you want to sound relaxed and unbothered.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word in the correct form.
Nem akarok vitatkozni, inkább úszom az ______.
The idiom uses the instrumental case '-val/-vel'. Ár + ral = árral.
Which sentence means 'He always follows the crowd'?
Válaszd ki a helyes mondatot!
'Úszik az árral' is the idiom for following the crowd.
Complete the dialogue with the correct phrase.
A: Miért vettél te is ilyen telefont? B: Mert mindenki ilyet vesz. Csak ______.
The context of buying something because 'everyone else does' fits the idiom.
Match the situation to the phrase.
Situation: You are at a party and you don't care what music is playing, you just want to have fun like everyone else.
Going with the flow of the party is the correct usage.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenNem akarok vitatkozni, inkább úszom az ______.
The idiom uses the instrumental case '-val/-vel'. Ár + ral = árral.
Válaszd ki a helyes mondatot!
'Úszik az árral' is the idiom for following the crowd.
A: Miért vettél te is ilyen telefont? B: Mert mindenki ilyet vesz. Csak ______.
The context of buying something because 'everyone else does' fits the idiom.
Situation: You are at a party and you don't care what music is playing, you just want to have fun like everyone else.
Going with the flow of the party is the correct usage.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt can be neutral (relaxed) or slightly negative (lacking opinion), depending on the tone.
Yes, it's very common to use it for following trends.
The opposite is 'szembeúszik az árral' (swimming against the current).
No, it also means 'price', but in this idiom, it always means current.
It's better to use it in casual parts of the interview, not when discussing professional strategy.
It is 'úszunk az árral'.
Yes, 'megy a tömeggel' is a more informal alternative.
Yes: 'A cég úszik az árral.'
Yes, many Hungarian authors use it to describe social pressure.
Because 'ár' has back vowels (a, á, o, ó, u, ú), so it takes the back vowel version of the suffix.
Verwandte Redewendungen
szembeúszik az árral
contrastTo go against the flow/grain.
sodródik az árral
similarTo drift with the current.
halad a korral
similarTo keep up with the times.
beáll a sorba
synonymTo fall in line.
