"The teacher is waiting for a student."
Translation:A tanár vár egy diákot.
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Yes, I see your point. The "a" in "a student" requires "egy".Thank you. Köszönöm.
No. Both "-ért" and "-ra/re" can be translated as "for", but "diákra" is a reason, while "diákért" is a purpose. So the reason (and not the purpose) why the teacher is waiting is a student (who is supposed to arrive).
Not sure what you mean, the sentence is fine in this form as well. See the other comments too though.
It you were really marked wrong, take a screenshot.
Because "A tanár egy diákot vár." is accepted.
The only possibly correct choice on the page is now 'A tanár vár tanulót'. I haven't seen 'tanulót' before, can someone advise how this is different to diák(ot)?
I think the difference is kinda subtle. What I could find is that diák is a broader term. But let's go from a different approach.
The word tanuló comes from the verb tanul (to study) so it literally means someone who studies. For this reason I would suggest to rather memorize this form.
The word diák is definitely used in a few places where tanuló would not work, such as the plastic card to prove that someone is actually a student (diákigazolvány), or when people from a class gather several years later (öreg diák találkozó), but these wouldnt come up that often in speech so... again, try to learn tanuló for now.
Azt mondanám, hogy azért mert az angol mondatban nincs "at the moment", ami miatt kellene az "éppen" a magyar fordításba.
Köszi a választ. Csak abból indultam ki, hogy az angolos magyarnál amikor az "-ing" végződéses leckét tanítja az "éppen" szót gyakran használja a magyar fordításnál. Gondolom akkor csak bevésődés miatt.