"She is outside."
Translation:Ő kint van.
July 9, 2016
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Can someone explain why "Ő kint" alone isn't acceptable but this verb is expendable elsewhere?
July 9, 2016
The only time you can (and have to) leave out lenni after a third person subject is when [subject] = noun or [subject] = adjective. Kint is an adverb, so the verb is necessary.
July 9, 2016
This is true for present tense only.
- The ball is spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű."
- The ball is [made] out of leather. = "A labda bőrből van."
- The ball is out. = "A labda kint van."
In past and future tenses, no ommission occurs.
- The ball was spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű volt."
- The ball will be spherical = "A labda gömbölyű lesz."
In conditional mood, which can be in present or past tense, no ommission occurs.
- The ball would be spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű lenne."
- The ball could be spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű lehetne."
- The ball would have been spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű lett volna."
- The ball could have been spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű lehetett volna."
In imperative mood, which can be in present tense only, no ommission occurs.
- The ball should be spherical/let the ball be spherical. = "A labda gömbölyű legyen."
July 9, 2016
