Bedeutung
That is where the real problem lies.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Hungarians often use animal idioms to express complex emotions or logic. The dog is seen as a loyal but sometimes troublesome companion in folklore. The shared history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire means many idioms are identical in Hungarian, German, Czech, and Slovak. In Hungarian IT circles, this phrase is the standard 'Eureka' for finding a bug in code. In villages, the phrase might still carry a slight echo of old superstitions about buried 'spirit dogs' guarding property.
The 'Eureka' Moment
Use this phrase with a slightly excited tone to show you've made a discovery.
Don't change the animal
Even if you are a cat person, it's always a dog (kutya) that is buried.
Bedeutung
That is where the real problem lies.
The 'Eureka' Moment
Use this phrase with a slightly excited tone to show you've made a discovery.
Don't change the animal
Even if you are a cat person, it's always a dog (kutya) that is buried.
Shorten it
Drop the 'van' to sound more like a native speaker: 'Itt a kutya elásva!'
Teste dich selbst
Complete the idiom with the correct word.
Nem működik a tévé? Nézd, nincs bedugva! Itt van a ______ elásva.
The idiom specifically uses 'kutya' (dog).
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly to mean 'I found the problem'?
Melyik mondat helyes?
This option correctly uses the figurative meaning in context.
Fill in the missing part of the dialogue.
A: Miért nem indul az autó? B: Mert üres a tank. A: Á, ______!
This is the natural reaction to discovering the cause of the car not starting.
Match the situation to the correct use of the idiom.
You find a hidden fee in a contract.
Finding a hidden catch is a perfect use for this idiom.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenNem működik a tévé? Nézd, nincs bedugva! Itt van a ______ elásva.
The idiom specifically uses 'kutya' (dog).
Melyik mondat helyes?
This option correctly uses the figurative meaning in context.
A: Miért nem indul az autó? B: Mert üres a tank. A: Á, ______!
This is the natural reaction to discovering the cause of the car not starting.
You find a hidden fee in a contract.
Finding a hidden catch is a perfect use for this idiom.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it is neutral and very common. You can use it with your boss or your grandmother.
Usually, it's for problems or mysteries, but you can use it when finding the 'secret' to success too.
It comes from an old German legend about a loyal dog's grave being a landmark.
It's an adverbial participle, describing the state of the dog.
Yes! Use 'Ott' (there) if you are pointing to something further away or a previous topic.
Yes, though they might also use slang like 'Ez a gáz' or 'Megvan a bug'.
Yes, it's identical in German and very similar to 'That's the rub' in English.
People will think you are actually talking about a dead pet. Be careful!
It's better to use 'A probléma gyökere' in very formal writing.
Yes: 'Itt volt a kutya elásva' (That was where the problem lay).
Verwandte Redewendungen
Itt a bökkenő
synonymHere is the snag.
Ez a lényeg
similarThis is the point.
Fény derül az igazságra
builds onLight is shed on the truth.
Nem esett le a tantusz
contrastThe penny didn't drop.
