Describing people
Third-person descriptions omit present be: , . Body parts use possession: , . Hungarian commonly uses a singular possessed word for paired body parts; this does not mean the character has only one eye.
Attributive adjectives remain unchanged: . Basic possessed forms include and .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bence is tall. | ||
| Bence is tall. | ||
| Ilona is elderly. | ||
| Ilona is elderly. | ||
| Bence has brown eyes. | ||
| Bence has brown eyes. | ||
| Bence has black hair. | ||
| Bence has black hair. | ||
| I have black hair. | ||
| I have black hair. | ||
| You have brown eyes. | ||
| You have brown eyes. | ||
Bence magas.Bence is tall.
Ilona idős.Ilona is elderly.
Bencének barna szeme van.Bence has brown eyes.
Bencének fekete haja van.Bence has black hair.
Nekem fekete hajam van.I have black hair.
Neked barna szemed van.You have brown eyes.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Bence is tall.
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Ilona is elderly.
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Bence has brown eyes.
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Bence has black hair.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Bence .
Bence is tall.
Ilona .
Ilona is elderly.
Bencének barna van.
Bence has brown eyes.
Bencének fekete van.
Bence has black hair.
Nekem fekete van.
I have black hair.
Neked barna van.
You have brown eyes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Bencének barna van.
Bence has brown eyes.
Bencének fekete van.
Bence has black hair.
Nekem fekete van.
I have black hair.
Neked barna van.
You have brown eyes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Bence has brown eyes.
Bence has black hair.
I have black hair.
You have brown eyes.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Bence is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Bence is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona is elderly.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona is elderly.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Bence has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Bence has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Bence has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Bence has black hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
