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2009-09-28
A quick reminder that the
genitive
is a noun in its own right.
2009-09-24
A more comprehensive description of the
attributive form of possession
2009-05-18
HR's first video showing
what Hungarian sounds like
2009-05
A lesson on
reflextive pronouns
- self, etc.
2009-05
A study of a few
Hungarian poems
including my favourite,
Szeretlek
.
2009-03
A lesson on
syntax and word order
- how to form sentences with words in the correct order.
2009-03
When to
keep or omit pronouns
- when to keep and when to omit.
Interogative adverbs
- question words making adverbs of place.
Adverbs of number
- how to say "we three" or "the two of us".
The
nominative case
- the dictionary form of nouns.
A lesson on
negatives
such as nem/sem/sincs.
The much-awaited lesson on
splitting verbal prefixes (coverbs)
from their root verb.
Participles:
past participles
and
present participles
Study guide -
how to learn hungarian
Word building:
adjectives of comparison wtih -só/ső
,
adjectives with -os/es
,
concrete nouns with -t
.
Conjugation tables
in Hungarian. I have collected all the verb conjugation tables from my site and put them into one page.
Expressing need and necessity
in Hungarian. How to say "I need to go" or "it is necessary to come".
The
past tense in Hungarian
. Finally Daniel writes this much-anticipated and demanded page.
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Grammar
Adjectives
Absolute adjectives
Comparative: -abb
Superlative: leg-abb
Compared to
Equality: olyan mint
Examples of adjectives
Irregular adjectives
Adverbs
Adverbal prefixes
Relative & interrogative
Adverbal participle: -va
Adverbs of number
Nouns
Accusative: -t
Dative: -nak/nek
Illative: -ba/be
Inessive: -ban/ben
Elative: -ból/ből
Allative: -hoz/hez/höz
Adessive: -nál/nél
Ablative: -tól/től
Sublative: -ra/re
Superessive: -n
Delative: -ról/ről
Instrumental: -val/vel
Causal-final: -ért
Terminative: -ig
Temporal: -kor
Translative: -vá/vé
Kinds of: -féle
Triads of movement
Nominative (subject)
Genitive (-é)
Participles
Adverbal participle: -va
Present participle: -ó, ő
Past participle: -t
Possession
Single Objects
Multiple Objects
(Do) You have?
External Possession
Possessive pronouns
Attributive form
Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns
Personal pronouns
Relative pronouns
Reflexive pronouns (self)
Omitting pronouns
Verbs
Definite conjugation
Indefinite conjugation
Past tense
Future tense; two verbs
Repetition: -gat/get
Usually: szokott
Causative: -at/tat
Need/must: kell
Conditional: would
Permission -hat/het
Verbal prefexes
Splitting coverbs
Conjunctive/Imperative
Gemination
Conjugation tables
Word-Building
Making adverbs (-an/-ul)
Making nouns (-ás)
Making adjectives (-i)
Making adjectives (-s)
Making adjectives (-só)
Making verbs (-ít/-ul)
Making nouns (-ság)
Making nouns (-t)
Selecting one of (-ik)
Making nouns (-mány)
Making jobs (-ász)
Making adverbs (-lag)
Making verbs(-zik and -l)
Reflexive verbs (-kozik)
Misc grammar
The word 'van'
The word 'hogy'
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