"Nem sétálok, hanem lépek."

Translation: I do not walk, but take a step.

[KaiChiu1]

What has any of this got to do with animals?

[Ksenia139960]

Animals step too

[SeanFogart4]

Béka, nyúl vagy kenguru vagy?

[RO_4_PM]

what do you mean by stepping here? to give just one step as opposed to several continuous steps over a short distance, i.e., walking? skipping maybe?

[bdori]

I think the Hungarian sentence doesn't make more sense than the English one... "lép" means the same as "step".

[spiraldancing]

So, assuming the sentence makes more sense in the context of a conversation ... in English, this might mean something like stepping from rock to rock across a stream, or stepping carefully through an area with obstacles ... something like that.

Does the Hungarian version also imply something like this?

[bdori]

I don't think it would work in Hungarian. "lép" means taking one step or a certain number of steps, it doesn't fit in a sentence with "sétál". If someone is stepping carefully for a while, you should rather say "lépked" or "lépeget" (frequentative form). "Nem sétálok, hanem lépegetek." sounds better but still quite far-fetched.

[MercedesEm13]

An utterly ridiculous sentence.Rather weird and senseless.

[Patricia460976]

Take three steps. Ok now walk. Steps are individual, usually carefully placed motion. Walk can be saunter, meander, etc. The individual "steps" are not important.

[RussellBie2]

Why is "I am not walking but take a step" wrong?

[Cauldie]

That's just strange. Nem setalok = I'm not walking. Lepek = I'm taking a Step?? "en sosem setalok, mindig csak lepek" egy kicsit erthetobb lenne (or I Don't know what i'm missing)

[Levi]

Reported "I do not stroll, but take a step." to be accepted.

[febrvary]

Please DO correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm starting to feel that:

• lép = walk (I know it's step, but it mostly just turns the English sentences into nonsense)

• sétál = take a walk, stroll

?

[Arpad737071]

lép means (to) step, not (to) walk
It's bad that DL led you to that conclusion.

[woozlification]

Maybe the Hungarian marching song might help with the concept of stepping :)

Aki nem lép egyszerré, nem kap rétest estére...mert a rétes igen (or nagyon) jó, katonának az való bal... bal... bal- jóbb- bal bal...bal... bal- jóbb- bal, stb ...

There are different versions of this, and it has at least one more verse.
Meaning- whoever doesn't step together won't get any rétes, (flakey pastry filled with good things: almás- apple, mákos- poppyseed, vanilla sugar and maybe some lemon, túros- cottage cheese, which can be sós or édes- salty, or sweet, with vanilla sugar, and of course, meggyes- sour cherry. You definitely do not want to miss out on having your rétes...) because the rétes are very good for a soldier -left left, left right left, etc.

It is genuinely good to march along to :)