"Nem egy pók mászik be a cipőbe, hanem egy bogár."
Translation:It is not a spider crawling into the shoe, but a bug.
July 9, 2016
4 Comments
Would using 'bemászik' instead of 'mászik be' also be correct, and if not what is the difference?
July 9, 2016
The difference is a matter of grammatical aspect: splitting the coverb and verb means the action is happening right now ('is climbing' or 'is crawling'). As opposed to, say, 'a pók mindig bemászik a cipőmbe' (the spider always climbs into my shoe').
July 10, 2016
Wow, thanks, I learn Hungarian for quite a long time already, but nobody told me that!
July 10, 2016
