"I am not American, but Mexican."
Translation:Nem amerikai vagyok, hanem mexikói.
July 11, 2016
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Yes, in the sense of American from Americas, but not American as from USA.
Hungarians call all people from Netherlands as Hollandic, even though Holland is just a region in Netherlands. That's an example of the reverse.
So it's better to accept these errors, or let rename USA to Usonia or something.
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En nem amerikai vagyok hanem mexikoi is not accepted. Why adding a personal pronoun is a mistake?
[Native Hungarian here] "vagyok" could only be optional, if the context had already used some form of this word. E.g. - Te amerikai vagy, ugye? (= You are American, aren't you?) - Nem amerikai [vagyok], hanem mexikói. (= [I am] Not American but Mexican.) In your sentence, it is the subject (én) that can be omitted.