History of HungarianLanguage

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Changed: 1c1,7

A few facts:

Magyar Nyelv A few facts about (modern) hungarian. Hungarian /VocabularY? contains many words derived from TurkishLanguage?, GermanLanguage, SlavicLanguages but is quite original and colorful. Hungarian has many different /CaseS? (esetek), most common are NominativeCase?, AccusativeCase?, DativeCase?, InstrumentalCase?, FinalCase?, SuperessiveCase?, InessiveCase?, ElativeCase?, TerminativeCase?, DelativeCase?. There is also a FormalCase? and a few other ones. I usually start learning a language by learning how to count and the days of the week. Here are /NumberS? (számok).

Changed: 4,6c10,11

for stressing and denoting. The PassiveVoice? is almost extinct (one can find it in old literary texts).

for stressing and denoting. Words can be combined (as in GermaN?) and derived (with suffixes and affixes). The PassiveVoice? is almost extinct (one can find it in old literary texts).

Changed: 8,9c13,14

The mark for PluraL? is a suffixed -k, eventually preceded by a VoweL? when the WorD? ends by a ConsonanT?

Many grammatical and syntaxical functions, elements or constructions are based on suffixes. The mark for PluraL? is a suffixed -k, eventually preceded by a VoweL? when the WorD? ends by a ConsonanT?

Changed: 15c20,24

As an appetizer, an extract for the verb "to be" in hungarian, lenni.

As an appetizer for a more complete vocabulary (szókincs), an extract for the verb "to be" in hungarian, lenni. Forms are presented in this order I, Thou, He/She?/It?, We, You, They

Changed: 17c26,29

Forms are presented in this order I, Thou, He/She?/It?, We, You, They

én, te, ´´o, mi, ti, ´´ok *IndicativeMode?

Removed: 19d30

IndicativeMode?

Changed: 22c33

PastTense?: voltam, volt'al, volt, voltunk, voltatok, voltak

PastTense?: voltam, voltál, volt, voltunk, voltatok, voltak

Changed: 27c38,39

ConditionalMode?

*ConditionalMode?

Changed: 33c45,47

When you say the mark for the plural is "k," are you referring to verbs (as it seems) or nouns too? RoseParks

When you say the mark for the plural is "k," are you referring to verbs (as it seems) or nouns too? --RoseParks 'That is one of the beauty of the thing: both.' Example: kérdés a question, három kérdések three questions.