"A busz itt van délben."

Translation: The bus is here at noon.

[DillonReyn]

Can this also be used for the future tense?

For example, in French one could say "Je t'appelle demain." (Or, "I call you tomorrow.") for the future.

Does this work in the same way?

[HeruMornie]

Actually there is no future. I mean there is no future tense in Hungarian, we express future with the present tense. ;) Welcome to the pleasuredome! ;)

[PetePete81]

Like estonian language. Actually we do not even have the gendre of nouns.
And yes we joke : In estonia theres no future and no sex

[LiHua_2004]

They are Finno-Ugric Languages if I am not wrong

[bluebunny84ppg]

Awesome. Literally awesome.

[HiMeCriss]

Hungarian is so much like Japanese!

[kohlbeci]

That is not true. There is a future tense.

[krisz44g]

The bus will be here at noon/A busz itt lesz délben.

[hatcher]

Yes, you can use the present tense to refer to the future. "Holnap felhívlak".

[JacobKrebs]

Is délben in another case of dél?

[Alsweetex]

Yeah, "ben" or "ban" at the end of the word means "in" or "inside"

[DanSack]

Why isn't it "A busz itt van dél"?

[egyszervolt]

dél = noon, délben = at noon

[rabidworm]

can midday work for dél?

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

Midday is less specific than noon.

[Elena_Rozalia]

Midday- 12:00 (as in, middle of the day)
Noon- at some point after the morning but before the evening

Edit: I just looked it up, and they both mean exactly the same thing. :O

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

Try reporting it. Wiktionary does list it that way, but I have seen and heard it used as a more general term that includes time before and after noon as long as it is close to noon. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midday

12:00pm, noon is not "at some point" after morning but before evening; it is a very specific minute of the day.

http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~duc/TD/td/index.php?bpos=1095262=ev

[lingofrnech]

If I want to emphasize délben do I say "Délben a busz itt van"?

[HeruMornie]

You can say this, but it assumes a very special context. If the other party is full of doubts about the drivers' trustworthiness and alike, and brings new arguments against your travelling plan, you may close the argument with this, like "At noon, the bus will be here [and there is no other option]" = "Délben a busz itt van [és nincs másik lehetőség]". (Don't detain me, mate, I won't change my mind!) ;)

In normal daily usage this word order is extremely rare.

[ZedMcJack]

So why "The bus is here in the noon" incorrect?

[ion1122]

In English 'noon' means exactly 12:00, and one says 'at noon', not 'in the noon'. (But you can say 'in the afternoon', because that is an extended period, not a point in time.)

[Presetview]

If I wanted to emphasize délben, I would rather say "A busz délben van itt." That means that the bus is here at noon and not at any other time.

[zbigmlyn]

can van be omitted here and if not - why?

[egyszervolt]

No, it can't. Because it is the substantive verb.

[HeruMornie]

Indeed, and it is the predicate of the sentence.