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Last post I went over regular (or ‘cardinal’) numbers in Hungarian. This time I will be explaining ordinal numbers, which are essentially used to specify something’s position in an order. In English this would be ‘first, second, third, fourth…’ and so on. It might look complicated at first, but essentially all you do is add
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I will admit that numbers and counting are one of my least favorite things to learn in a language, and if you see the way French counts from 70 on then you’ll understand why. Hungarian numbers (thankfully) are not so complicated, and the way they form is fairly logical. Important: Differences in Marking Numbers In
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HUNGARIAN VERB TENSES Present (Definite)Present (Indefinite)Past (Definite & Indefinite) ※ Conditional (Definite & Indefinite) – YOU ARE HEREConditional Tense: UsageSubjunctive/Imperative (Definite & Indefinite)Subjunctive Tense: UsageImperative Tense: Usage Posts to Review First: Vowel HarmonyVerbs: Definite vs IndefiniteDefinite VerbsIndefinite Verbs Conjugation (Definite) Back Vowel Front Vowel én -nám -ném mi -nánk -nénk te -nád -néd ti -nátok
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Previously I posted about using ‘van’ to mean ‘have’. Now I will be going over its use as a verb meaning ‘to be’. The initial concept is simple, but as with everything there are some nuances and situational exceptions that will also need to be explained. General Use & Conjugation First I will provide a
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Vous pouvez trouver la version française de cette leçon ici. If you don’t know already, articles are used to specify whether a noun is specific or general (you could also think of it as definite vs indefinite). In English, we have “the” (definite) and “a/an” (indefinite). It’s just as simple in Hungarian. One of the
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Hungarian does not have a unique verb that equates to ‘have’ in English (in regards to possessing/owning something), so they use a combination of the dative case, possessive suffixes, and the verb ‘van’ (to be). It might sound complicated, but I will try to break it down simply enough here. I highly recommend viewing the
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Vous pouvez trouver la version française de cette leçon ici. In this post, we will be covering personal pronouns in Hungarian, including informal and formal (polite) manners of address. Basic Pronouns Pronouns English Reflexive Pronouns English én I magam myself te you (informal singular) magad yourself (informal singular) mi we magunk ourselves ti you (informal
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Adverbs in Hungarian generally function the same as in English. There are a few different ways to form adverbs in Hungarian, depending on the adjective and its ending, which we will cover in this post. With regard to word order, adverbs typically go before the verb unless something else in the sentence is emphasised. How
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Superlatives in Hungarian are quite simple, particularly compared to English. Adjectives will take on one of three endings: -abb, -ebb, or -bb. Which one it takes depends on A) whether the word ends in a vowel or consonant, and B) whether the word is a front-vowel or back-vowel word. Any adjective ending in a vowel,
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Good afternoon (or morning)! Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone who has been coming here, as well as everyone who has reached out to me personally or donated to my ko-fi. I’m incredibly humbled by the traction this site seems to be getting recently, and I am grateful for every bit of support. As a
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