"Because of" is miatt in Hungarian. It should be noted that miatt is a postposition, which means that it is placed after the word it governs. In the Hungarian language, we have a lot of postpositions.
Let's see a few examples:
a rossz idő miatt = because of the bad weather
a rossz idő miatt…
A follower asked me to explain how to say "I live", "I will live" and "I have lived" in Budapest.
First, we use the verb élni, which means "to live".
1. I live in Budapest
The first person singular form of this verb is élek (I live). "In Budapest" is Budapesten. Here we use the -on/en/ön…
Let's first collect the words.
látni = to see
láttam = 1st person singular form in past tense, i.e. I saw
egy = a, an
macska = cat
Before constructing the sentence, we need to note that the verb látni has an object: látni valamit = to see something. It is a general rule in Hungarian that…
A follower asked me to talk about "alanyi" and "tárgyas" conjugations.
My channel is devoted to discussing basic grammar, simple expressions and pronunciation excercises, and this request addresses a more complex topic, which -- at least I think -- should be taught at least at intermediate level,…
We use two words for "two": kettő and két.
Although they both mean the same, there is a little difference between their uses.Let's see some examples.
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Q: Hány autó van az utcán? = How many cars are there in the street?
A: Kettő. = Two.
You can see that kettő is alone here with no…
(Ők) mit csinálnak? = What are they doing?
Observe the 3rd person plural forms of the verbs (-nak/nek ending).
ők táncolnak = they are dancing
ők esznek = they are eating
ők isznak = they are drinking
ők várnak = they are waiting
ők olvasnak = they are reading
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On Janurary, 22 we celebrate the Day of Hungarian Culture. On this day in 1823, Hungarian poet Ferenc Kölcsey completed his poem Hymnus, and later this poem became the anthem of Hungary.
magyar kultúra = Hungarian culture
nap = day
Here we have a possessive structure, in which Hungarian…
How to say "I'm going shopping" in Hungarian?
Vásárolni megyek.
vásárolni = to do the shopping
megyek = I am going, I go
You can observe the word vásár ("fair") in the verb vásárolni. In Hungarian we do not have continuous tenses, so we have the same form for "I am going" and "I go":
Na,…