Topic: Hungarian

"The lazy frog is not jumping there to the river, but is crawling there."

Translation:A lusta béka nem odaugrik a folyóhoz, hanem odamászik.

August 4, 2016

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/garpike
  • 1465

Is there any difference between 'hanem' and 'de'? I wrote this sentence with 'de' and it was rejected.

September 2, 2016
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Benjiii1989

    Pretty sure I have seen a sentence that goes "péter nem jön ide". Why isn't it "a béka nem ugrik oda" here ?

    September 13, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/koszeggy
    • 138

    "nem ugrik oda" is perfect. I have lost a heart, too. Reported.

    September 15, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RO_4_PM

      i thought the preverb was separated in negative sentences, why not here?

      August 4, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/vvsey

        It has to do with what is being denied. Here, the frog is still going to the river but it chooses a different method. So the whole verb, "odaugrik", is being negated, as is.

        August 5, 2016
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