Topic: Hungarian

"The young Arab boy is eating lunch where the Japanese cook is standing."

Translation:A fiatal arab fiú ott ebédel, ahol a japán szakács áll.

July 6, 2016

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Apahegy

    What is wrong with "A fiatal arab fiú ebédel, ahol a japán szakács áll?"

    July 6, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/hatcher

      That's not how it's said in Hungarian. You need "ott".

      July 6, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Apahegy

        In the right circumstances, could you also use "itt?"

        July 6, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/hatcher

          I can't think of any sentence where it would sound right to me but I don't rule it out completely.

          July 6, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/gwe1980
          • 1493

          In my opinion It's ok. "itt" or "ott" are not absolutely necessary to use in this sentence.

          July 6, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/Xenocider

            it's not just necessary but mandatory in this case, since the entire point of the sentece is to show that the two actions are happening in the exact same physical location.

            October 18, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/bnyugat

              is it ok if the 'ott' is after ebédel instead of before?

              September 5, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/Wazav94

                Yeah, if you want to emphasize that the young Arab boy is the one who is standing there and not any other person. The original sentence emphasizes the place ('ott').

                October 29, 2016
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