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"I am not a teacher, but a student."
Translation:Én nem tanár vagyok, hanem diák.
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Not synonyms.
Tanuló and diák are usually used for elementary school and high school students.
Hallgató and egyetemista mean university students.
Why is "Nem egy tanár vagyok, hanem egy diák" wrong? I know that "egy" might be redundant, but is it wrong to use it?
Nothing, that sentence can be reported as a correct translaton. :) There needs to be a comma before 'hanem' though.
I suggest all of you guys to not put the én. Hungarians dont put pronouns in front of verbs
You MUST include "vagyok" because it is the verb. As you probably know, "van" is one case where the verb is often omitted. That is because "van" is 3rd person. "Vagyok" has to be included, since it is 1st person.
"Én" on the other hand is just a pronoun, which can be left out. It is only used for emphasis, like when comparing I vs. you, or something like that.
It has two correct translations. Both must be selected to be correct as per the instructions.
"Én nem tanár, hanem diák" not accepted. Is lenni ("vagyok") necessary? If both are correct which is more natural/how is the meaning affected?
It is not accepted because it is not correct. You have to include "vagyok".
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My 'nem vagyok tanár, hanem diák' was wrong, but I don't understand why. Is it because 'én' is missing, or is it because of the word order in my sentence? Any explanation would be appreciated :)
It is not needed.
If you write "Nem tanár vagyok, hanem diák", it is accepted.
