Characteristics - Jellemzők

When you would like to describe something or someone the basic form is using the adjective and the to be (lenni) verb in conjugated form. Just like when expressig people`s occupations (see previous post), in present tense either the pronoun or the verb is omitted.
In I and II person singular and plural the pronoun is deleted, while in III person singular and plural the copula verb is deleted and the pronoun can be deleted as well, however the subject can also be a noun (lenni), which cannot be omitted.

Note! Only pronouns can be omitted, never the nouns.
Note! The to be verb can only be omitted in present tense.

Example: I am small. = Kicsi vagyok. You are big. = Nagy vagy
                  It is small= Kicsi. They are big =Nagyok. 

Note! Unlike in English, adjectives always agreement with their subject in number. (In Hungarian adjectives can have the same plural marker -k as nouns)

Example: Az elefántok nagyok = The elephants are big

Adejctives when not used with the copula verb to be, the adjective always stands before the noun!

Example: A nagy elefántok sokat esznek. = The big elephants eat a lot.

When used in questions (just like in statements) the adjective comes first followed by the noun. Please note the tone and pitch are used to distinguished the question from the statement. 

 

 

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 Verbs in infinitive: verb + ni. The sufix -ni is the mark of the infinitive

To express, that a person likes to do something, the sentence structure will be the following: 

Szeretni  (in conjugated from) + verb in infinitive

szeretni_= to like

 

If you want to express the person who likes to do something, you have to conjugate the verb 

szeretni.

 

           sg.I. én szeretek

               II. te szeretsz

               III. ő szeret  

           pl.I. mi szeretünk

               II. ti szerettek

               III. ők szeretnek

The second verb will always stay in infinitive (impersonal) regardless of the person.

sg. Én szeretek gitározni

     Te szeretsz gitározni

     Ő szeret gitározni

pl. Mi szeretünk gitározni

     Ti szerettek gitározni

     Ők szeretnek gitározni

When used in questions (just like in statements) the adjective comes first followed by the noun. Please note the tone and pitch are used to distinguished the question from the statement.