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- "Ő egy kicsit keres."
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Can you all hear "egy" in the audio? I hear "Ő kicsit keres". Perhaps my ears are showing their age.
My Hungarian friend is always correcting me when I pronounce the difficult "gy" sound in Hungarian wrongly. This Duolingo speaker takes the easy way out!
I have the same problem. I just listened to it 10 times and do not hear "egy".
All I hear of it is something like "eh" or maybe "ed". The speaker definitely doesn't spend much time on it!
To look for a little one = to look for something that is small
To look for a little bit = to spend a short amount of time looking for something
Does the Hungarian version mean both of these things?
Yes, it does, and this is true for all sentences with 'egy kicsit.'
- I am eating/going to eat a little one. = "Eszem egy kicsit."
- I am eating/going to eat a little bit. = "Eszem egy kicsit."
In short, do we agree that "She's looking for a little" should be marked correct?
Im must comfortable pronouncing egy as "edge" in English. Will I sound odd?
It is more accurate to translate 'ö' to 'they' rather than gendered 'he' or 'she'.
That is exactly incorrect. I would rather have the translations be precise so I can learn the language properly. He / she / it - pick one, it doesn't matter for the English translation. It is generic singular already and I think we all get that.
ő - he / she / it (singular, given by context of discussion).
ők - they (plural).
Hungarian is difficult enough without fouling up the grammar and conjugations.
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If "fiatal" and "kicsi" both can get the accusative ending without a noun, can you say apply that to all adjectives?
Are you looking for a red pen? - Nem, egy feketét keresek.
or even
Are you painting a barren landscape? - Nem, egy széljártát festek.
Yes, although the latter sentence sounds rare for obvious reasons. I wouldn't say it's wrong though.
