Topic: Hungarian

"Ebédelsz."

Translation:You are eating lunch.

July 4, 2016

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AGreatUserName

    I hardly hear the "l" in this at all.

    September 8, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AndyDuoHungarian

      Same here. It sounds like "ebédesz" to me.

      April 24, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Andrew359786

        Am I right in saying that the nucleus of this work is "del"? What is the general function of the ebé- prefix?

        August 7, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/irarussian

          The stem here is ebéd (lunch, which is similar and probably related to the Russian word обед) and "el" is a suffix

          August 8, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/jozefspacil

            yes, it is related to slavic languages, e.g. slovak "obed", the same with dinner - hun. "vacsora" - slovak "večera"

            September 15, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Tamara207217

              "you are having lunch" would be a better translation imo

              October 29, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LaineyHitch

                I wrote the same, it's what comes naturally and it means the same thing

                September 19, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DoktorVirag

                  Isn't "you are eating lunch" correct?

                  July 4, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/linguafiqari

                    Yes, report it :)

                    July 4, 2016
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