Other people and negative events
Past questions keep person endings: Polite uses third person throughout, with no learner gender change. is a common irregular sleep past.
Negation can move a neutral prefix after the verb: , . Compare an affirmative with negative . This is word order, not a new past tense.
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I — slept | ||
| I — slept | ||
| you, familiar — slept | ||
| you, familiar — slept | ||
| · | he/she/you polite — slept | |
| he/she/you polite — slept | ||
| we — slept | ||
| we — slept | ||
| you familiar plural — slept | ||
| you familiar plural — slept | ||
| · | they/you polite plural — slept | |
| they/you polite plural — slept | ||
Én aludtam.I slept.
Te aludtál.You slept.
Ő aludt.He/she slept.
Mi aludtunk.We slept.
Nem találtam meg Cirmit.I did not find Cirmi.
Nem csuktam be a szemem.I did not close my eyes.
The scene chunk means nobody saw anything. Negative words combine with a negative expression; the complete pattern is developed in module ten. Hungarian has one ordinary past here: English may use was sitting or was snoring for continuing background, without a separate Hungarian form for continuing past actions.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I slept.
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You slept.
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He/she slept.
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We slept.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Én éjszaka.
I slept at night.
Te éjszaka.
You (familiar singular) slept at night.
Ő éjszaka.
He/she slept at night.
Mi éjszaka.
We slept at night.
Ti éjszaka.
You (familiar plural) slept at night.
Ők éjszaka.
They slept at night.
Én .
I slept.
Choose the form 2
Choose the right word for the gap.
Te .
You slept.
Ő .
He/she slept.
Mi .
We slept.
Nem találtam Cirmit.
I did not find Cirmi.
Nem csuktam a szemem.
I did not close my eyes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Recall the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Én éjszaka.
I slept at night.
Te éjszaka.
You (familiar singular) slept at night.
Ő éjszaka.
He/she slept at night.
Mi éjszaka.
We slept at night.
Ti éjszaka.
You (familiar plural) slept at night.
Ők éjszaka.
They slept at night.
Én .
I slept.
Recall the form 2
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Te .
You slept.
Ő .
He/she slept.
Mi .
We slept.
Nem találtam Cirmit.
I did not find Cirmi.
Nem csuktam a szemem.
I did not close my eyes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I did not find Cirmi.
I did not close my eyes.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We slept.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We slept.
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
