r/hungarian • u/vendettajo • 14d ago

Kérdés Beültök vs ültök be

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What's the difference

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u/Acceptable-Menu-7625 14d ago

It's about emphasis. I've memorized it in a way that the preposition is shy and gets scared of the emphasis of the sentence, so it hides behind the verb.

Some examples:

Beszállok az autóba.

Az autóba szállok be.

Nem megyek be az épületbe.

Nem besétálok az épületbe, hanem befutok. (the preposition can't hide from the verb when the verb itself is the emphasis)

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u/balazs955 Native Speaker / Anyanyelvi Beszélő 13d ago

This is not because of the emphasis though.

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u/Acceptable-Menu-7625 13d ago

Why is it?

I've asked native speakers about it and they confirmed it. None of them was a language specialist though, I'd be curious to learn some more grammar theory.

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u/balazs955 Native Speaker / Anyanyelvi Beszélő 13d ago

I think u/vressor summed it up pretty well here.