Ocupations - Foglalkozások

The accent always falls on the first syllable.

For expressing someone`s occupation we use the copula function of the verb to be (lenni). In this function either the verb or the pronoun is omitted depending on the person.

 

In III. person sg. and pl. the to be verb is omitted when expressing occupation (and traits or qualities of the subject), we say just the personal pronoun or the noun and the occupation or trait.

example: Éva nővér. Eve is a nurse.

                 Ő nővér. He/She is a nurse.

 

In I. and II. person sg. and pl. one can understand from the context to witch person the statement refers to, therefore the personal pronoun is omitted (unless used for emphasis) and the conjugated to be verb is at the end of the sentence.

example: Nővér vagyok. I am a nurse.

                Nővér vagy. You are a nurse.

 

Note! When expressing someone`s occupation, the noun referring to the occupation becomes an adjective, therefore no article is used.

Example: Jön az orvos. The medic is coming. (with definite article a, az)

                Jön egy orvos. A medic is coming. (with indefinite article egy)

                Éva orvos. Eve is a medic. (without article)

The mark of the plural is the sufix: -k. When attached to a word ending in a consonant, an extra vowel is inserted between the wordfinal consonant and the plural -k to help pronunciation. 

Examples: 

Ápoló - k

Nő - k 

Takarító - k

Orvos-ok

Nővér - ek

Doktor-ok

There are a few exceptions like the férfi, which end in an i vowel, but there still is a help sound, which is always a. So in plural férfi will be: férfi-ak

 

Exercise: Conjugate the to be verb using the ocupations in I. II. III. person singular and than in plural.

Example: Én férfi vagyok.Te férfi vagy. Ő férfi. Mi férfiak vagyunk. Ti férfiak Vagytok. Ők férfiak.

Én nő vagyok. Te nő vagy. Ő nő. Mi nők vagyunk. Ti nők vagytok. Ők nők.

 

When used as a question, the structure of the sentences will be the same, only the accent changes. For example: I am a man - Férfi vagyok. Am I a man - Férfi vagyok?

To practice the question forms, decline the ocupations in I. II. III. person singular and than in plural, at first as a statement, than as a question.

Exercise: Use the ocupations in I. II. III. person singular and than in plural based on the previous exercise

 

Exercise: Use the ocupations in I. II. III. person singular and than in plural, at first as a statement, than as a question based on the previous exercise. 

Do not forget: the structure of the sentence dos not change, just the accent.