vége van

Hungarian

Etymology

From vége (“his/her/its end[ing]”) +‎ van (“to be, to have”), from vég (“end[ing]”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix). Literally, “it has [an/its] end[ing]”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈveːɡɛvɒn]

Verb

vége van

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vége,‎ van.
    A botnak két vége van. ― The stick has two ends.
  2. (idiomatic) to be over, to be finished (with -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: véget ér, végződik
    Ha a botot kettétöröm, akkor a botnak vége van. ― If I break the stick in two, the stick is over.
    Még nincs vége a dolognak. ― It’s not over yet.
    Mikor van vége az órádnak? ― When will your class end?
    VÉGE (short for vége van a regénynek/​filmnek) ― The End [of the novel/​movie/​etc.]
  3. (informal) to be doomed, to be done for, to be dog meat (with -nak/-nek)
    Synonym: befellegzett

Conjugation

  • For the verb, see van (as well as nincs in the third-person present-tense negative).
  • The inflected noun vége remains unchanged, except in sense 3, when it has the ending depending on which person is (which people are) considered doomed: végem, véged, vége, végünk, végetek, végük (van).
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