"Te vársz egy almát."
Translation:You are waiting for an apple.
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Is the change from 'a' to 'á' when adding the accusative suffix just a quirk of the word 'alma', or is there a rule when root vowels change when '-t' is added?
I noticed that this happens with 'este' as well. 'Este' -> 'estét'
Whenever adding "k" for plural, "t" for accusative, or any kind of possessive/case endings, "a" always changes to "á," and "e" always changes to "é." It's not just "alma."
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"Te egy almára vársz." - you are waiting for an apple - not an orange. "Te vársz egy almára."? - you, not Anna, are waiting for an apple.
It's good to be aware that "egy almát vársz" leaves some place to an "expect" interpretation that "egy almára vársz" wouldn't fit.
So are you saying that "Te egy almát vársz" could mean "you're expecting an apple" (because that's the most common fruit, or that's what you ordered, etc)? Whereas "Te egy almára vársz" can only mean "You are waiting for an apple."?
Yes, I think so. Although the given sentence sounds quite nonsensical anyway, with this word order.
"Azt várnám, hogy ..." ~ "I'd expect that ..."
"Arra várnék, hogy ..." ~ nonsense, what keeps you from actually waiting for that thing that you only "would wait" for
"Azt vártam, hogy ..." - I think that could refer to "I expected X to happen" as much as "I was waiting for X to happen"
"Arra vártam, hogy ..." ~ "I was waiting for X to happen", sure why not
Does this even make sense as a sentence? Why would anyone wait for an apple?? :') :(
When the apple is late, of course. Everyone knows that apples have a problem with punctuality.
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Someone ordered an apple for desert but it hasn't arrived. They are waiting for an apple.
Lol, I thought that too! But of course it can mean you are waiting for someone to bring you an apple.
But still, I think waiting for the apple to do something sounds much funnier. Lol
Can it be understood as "You are waiting for someone to give you an apple"? I know that in Polish "(Ty) czekasz na jabłko" (lit. You are waiting for an apple) can mean this when you just don't know who will give you this apple, and you're too lazy to add 'ktoś' ('someone') to sentence (with 'ktoś' it can be taken as sarcasm). Is it the same way in Hungarian, or you're waiting for an apple to come to you on its own legs?
