Topic: Hungarian

"The teacher is waiting for a child."

Translation:A tanár egy gyereket vár.

July 5, 2016

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/TakizawaHideaki

    what would A tanár vár egy gyereket emphasize? the teacher?

    July 5, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Nitram.

      It seems like the most neutral word order to me, emphasis-wise.

      July 5, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/flash_bangs

        Is "A tanár egy gyerekre vár" wrong?

        July 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/tothadam06

          That was my translation too, reported it.

          August 28, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/ExDuoUser

            I fully agree. The meaning of sentence "A tanár egy gyereket vár" is the exact same as that of "A tanár egy gyerekre vár". I will report it too.

            September 12, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/tothadam06

              There is one exception: "gyereket vár" can also mean expecting a child or in other words, pregnant, while "gyerekre vár" does not have this meaning.

              October 23, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/JMaxGlobal
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              Why was " A tanár vár egy gyereket" marked wrong? Slight word-order difference yet it conveys exactly the same meaning. I will respectfully report it. Arrgh.

              September 19, 2016
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