Topic: Hungarian

"Merre mennek azok az autók?"

Translation:Where are those cars going to?

August 8, 2016

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https://www.duolingo.com/Bastette54
  • 14

What would be the difference between "merre" and "hova" in this sentence?

October 30, 2016
https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
  • 221

Merre specifically asks for a direction (eg. nyugatra - to the west), while hova refers to a place (eg. strandra - to the beach).

November 13, 2016
https://www.duolingo.com/BetsyLowe
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    I was taught by my friend Zsolti that "merre" meant "which way". We were walking from the train station in Pécs to my hotel, and I was trying to work on "right", "left", "straight", etc.

    December 14, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/MitjaSterman
    • 964

    Which or what direction? Isn't both ok?

    October 4, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
    • 221

    Either is okay, please keep reporting those. :)

    October 4, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/ljikontic

      And why do your administrator changes the correct answer.I do not understand Thank you in advance

      October 25, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
      • 221

      The gods work in mysterious ways. :)

      October 25, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/clairelanc3
      • 162

      Wouldn't it be then "hova mennek azok az autók"?

      November 12, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
      • 221

      That is possible, too. English doesn't have a specific word for "in which direction", so it mostly uses "where" to cover that meaning as well.

      November 12, 2018

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