"Hol áll a bank?"

Translation: Where is the bank?

[joneslloyd]

Is this literally "Where is the bank standing"? If so, what is the difference between using that turn of phrase, .vs. "Hol van a bank" ?

[hatcher]

"Hol áll a bank?" doesn't sound natural to me. I would only say "Hol van a bank?" but "áll" can be used with other words like "épület" (building) "Hol áll az épület?" There's no difference in the meaning.

[Apahegy]

What makes bank so special? Why does it sound unnatural here but not with épület?

[hatcher]

Because I think of "bank" as an institution, not a building.

[Apahegy]

Would it sound strange in a poetic sense?

Here stands the bank... Itt áll a bank...

[hatcher]

Well, I don't think so. You're putting too much effort into this. This is an insignificant problem.

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There's no difference. It's similar (but not identical) to German & Dutch.

[SineadM2015]

My hungarian boyfriend says they say hol van a bank not this

[hirschhs]

A shame that the perfectly acceptable Hol van is marked as wrong here. It's not, it's an alternative.