"The red car is not above, but below."

Translation: A piros autó nem fent van, hanem lent.

[mithwiz]

I thought nem and van couldn't be used together, but rather "nincs". Why is it okay here and not "A piros autó nincs fent, hanem lent." Or is that okay too? Thanks in advance.

[96314081311257]

You're contrasting above with below, so here nem negates fent & not van. You could say, though, that "Nincs fent az autó." (Possible translations if you want to stress fent include "Fent nincs az autó." or "Nem fent van az autó.")

[mithwiz]

Oh that makes perfect sense. Thanks so much!

[febrvary]

What about "Nem fent van a piros autó, hanem lent"?

[Zoli259906]

It's correct as well