Topic: Hungarian

"Igen, Péter jön el, nem pedig te."

Translation:Yes, Péter comes over, and not you.

July 29, 2016

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/bnyugat

    Why does 'jön el' mean 'comes over' in this context instead of 'comes away'?

    July 29, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Shamarth

      Actually it can mean both.

      "Péter eljön tőled, majd eljön hozzám." -- "Péter comes away from you, then comes over to me."

      I guess that in both cases "el-" means "away from the location the subject was originally at".

      July 29, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Krisbaudi
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      I do not understand the meaning of "come away." Is it: Peter goes away from you? Peter geht weg von dir? or Peter comes from you? Peter kommt von dir?

      August 16, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Krisbaudi
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      What does "come over" mean? That Peter comes here?

      August 16, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Imorth

        Yes, he comes to my place. Eljössz hozzám? = Will you come to my place?

        August 16, 2016

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