Language/Hungarian/Grammar/Questions

Hungarian Grammar - How to Ask Questions

Hi Hungarian learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing how to ask questions in Hungarian. Asking questions is an important part of any language, and it can be tricky to get the hang of it. But don't worry, by the end of this lesson you'll have a good understanding of how to ask questions in Hungarian.

Question Words

Question words are used to ask questions in Hungarian. The most common question words are:

• Mi? (What?)
• Ki? (Who?)
• Hol? (Where?)
• Mikor? (When?)
• Hogyan? (How?)
• Miért? (Why?)

These words can be used to form questions in Hungarian. For example, if you wanted to ask "What is your name?", you would say "Mi a neved?".

Word Order

The word order for questions in Hungarian is different from English. In Hungarian, the verb comes first, followed by the subject. For example, if you wanted to ask "Do you speak Hungarian?", you would say "Beszélsz magyarul?".

Yes/No Questions

Yes/no questions are questions that can be answered with either "yes" or "no". To form yes/no questions in Hungarian, you need to use the word "van" (there is/are). For example, if you wanted to ask "Do you have a dog?", you would say "Van kutyád?".

Tag Questions

Tag questions are questions that are added to the end of a statement. To form tag questions in Hungarian, you need to use the word "nem" (not). For example, if you wanted to ask "You like Hungarian, don't you?", you would say "Szereted a magyar nyelvet, nem?".

Summary

In this lesson, we discussed how to ask questions in Hungarian. We looked at the most common question words, the word order for questions, and how to form yes/no questions and tag questions.

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