"The teacher is waiting for a child."

Translation: A tanár egy gyereket vár.

[TakizawaHideaki]

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

[Nitram.]

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

[JMaxGlobal]

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.

[flash_bangs]

Is "A tanár egy gyerekre vár" wrong?

[tothadam06]

That was my translation too, reported it.

[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.

[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.