"János was born on Sunday."

Translation: János vasárnap született.

[magnetholik]

Is it incorrect to say "János vasárnapon született" ??

[Raphi_K]

Yes, it is absolutely incorrect. People will still understand you, but it is not right.

In Hungarian:

Monday: hétfő. On Monday: hétfőn
Tuesday: kedd. On Tuesday: kedden
Wednesday: szerda. On Wednesday: szerdán
Thursday: csütörtök. On Thursday: csütörtökön
Friday: pentek. On Friday: penteken (Pentek az én napom)
Saturday: szombat. On Saturday: szombaton

BUT

Sunday: vasárnap. On Sunday: vasárnap

E.g. I am going to the park on Sunday. - Vasárnap a parkba megyek

[guntunge]

On any other day i need a suffix and on sunday i don't. I could better live with: i never need a suffix (seems to work also with reggel/del and so on) or all 7 days need one.

My grammar book also states that 'on this sunday' has to be 'ezen a vasárnapon'
And that is then really bonkers to me.
Almost like it is purposely random so people do suffer while learning.

Who came up with exceptions like these? And more so, who keeps it that way?
Afaik there was a bigger language reform not that long ago, relatively speaking, but ironing out those kinks was too progressive? Whoever is in charge of the language today: Give it another go! Preferable this night so i can sail smoothly through the rest of the course without ever scratching my head again in the future. lol

[MrtonPolgr]

Vasárnap can be an adverb and a noun. Of course, when you try to use a determiner with it, you force it to be a noun because only then can it take the determiner. But otherwise it would just be an adverb.

[Raphi_K]

Vasárnap is a noun. Vasárnap never describes a verb therefore it is not an adverb.

[MrtonPolgr]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vas%C3%A1rnap then I suppose wiktionary, among numerous Hungarian sites, is also wrong. :P

By the way, the exercise sentence itself proves you wrong: vasárnap született. What even is vasárnap here, if not an adverb.

[hatcher]

I wouldn't say "János vasárnapon született" but if I said "János was born on a Sunday" then I WOULD say "János egy vasárnapon született".

[Raphi_K]

No, always "vasárnap" never "vasárnapon".

[Farid.Guluzadeh]

I have the same question :( Why is it that important the order of this kinda sentences?

[Yakuul]

What am I emphasizing if I say "Vasárnap született János", or is that wrong?

[MrtonPolgr]

Heavy emphasis on the time while treating the person obvious by context.

[Liggliluff]

Does this mean János is just a few days old?

[jzsuzsi]

No. It can be any Sunday. Maybe he says: I was born in January 1975, on a Sunday.

[Raphi_K]

or just "I was born January 1975, on a Sunday." :D

[Lucyna568433]

If you are "Born on Sunday" in Polish (,,Urodzony w niedzielę") means that you are lazy and systematically avoid working.