Bedeutung
Someone is already gone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In traditional villages, the 'kemence' (oven) was the heart of the home. The concept of warmth was synonymous with life and hospitality. Finding a 'cooled place' was a sign of a house being empty or a guest being missed. Many 19th-century Hungarian poets used 'hűlt helye' to describe the loss of national heroes or the passing of an era. It carries a weight of romantic melancholy. Today, the phrase is often used ironically in office culture to describe colleagues who 'disappear' the moment work gets difficult. The phrase is a staple of 'Krimi' (detective) stories, emphasizing the cleverness of a criminal who stays one step ahead of the law.
The Accusative Case
When using the verb 'talál' (to find), remember to add '-et' to 'helye', making it 'hűlt helyét'.
Not for Objects
Don't use this for your lost phone unless you want to sound like a poet or a comedian.
Bedeutung
Someone is already gone.
The Accusative Case
When using the verb 'talál' (to find), remember to add '-et' to 'helye', making it 'hűlt helyét'.
Not for Objects
Don't use this for your lost phone unless you want to sound like a poet or a comedian.
Dramatic Effect
Use 'már csak' (already only) before the phrase to emphasize how late you were: 'Már csak a hűlt helyét találtam.'
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'hűlt helye' based on the person mentioned.
Bementem a szobádba, de már csak a ______ találtam.
Since the speaker went into 'your' (szobádba) room, they found 'your' (hűlt helyedet) place. The '-et' is the accusative suffix for the object of 'találtam'.
Which situation best fits the idiom 'hűlt helye'?
Melyik szituációra illik az idióma?
The idiom is used when someone you are looking for has already left.
Match the person with the correct possessive form of the idiom.
Párosítsd a személyt a helyes alakkal!
Hungarian possessive suffixes must match the owner.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural phrase.
A: Hol van a főnök? B: Sajnálom, tíz perce ment el, már csak a ______.
'Hűlt helye van itt' is the idiomatic way to say he just left.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
When to use it
People
- • Friends
- • Suspects
- • Coworkers
Animals
- • Pets
- • Wild animals
Abstract
- • Courage
- • Money
- • Time
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenBementem a szobádba, de már csak a ______ találtam.
Since the speaker went into 'your' (szobádba) room, they found 'your' (hűlt helyedet) place. The '-et' is the accusative suffix for the object of 'találtam'.
Melyik szituációra illik az idióma?
The idiom is used when someone you are looking for has already left.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Hungarian possessive suffixes must match the owner.
A: Hol van a főnök? B: Sajnálom, tíz perce ment el, már csak a ______.
'Hűlt helye van itt' is the idiomatic way to say he just left.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, it is perfectly acceptable and common in news reports and police statements.
It is always 'hűlt' with a long 'ű'.
No, you would say 'Már csak a hűlt helyemet találjátok!' (You will only find my cooled place!) as you leave.
Yes, the 'cooling' metaphor implies they were there long enough to warm the spot, and left recently enough for the absence to be noted.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
If many people are gone, it is 'hűlt helyük'.
Yes, if the car was parked there and now it's gone: 'A kocsinak hűlt helye maradt.'
Yes, 'felszívódott' is the more casual/slang equivalent.
Idioms often preserve older forms of words. 'Hűlt' is an archaic participle that survived here.
Yes, metaphorically: 'A bátorságomnak hűlt helye maradt.' (My courage vanished.)
Verwandte Redewendungen
Kámforrá válik
synonymTo vanish like camphor (evaporate suddenly).
Felszívódik
similarTo be absorbed or to evaporate.
Nyoma vész
similarHis/her trace is lost.
Lábkelése kél
specialized formTo grow legs and walk away.
Ott hagyja a fogát
contrastTo leave one's tooth there (to die).
