Topic: Hungarian

"János is not well: he is feeling dizzy."

Translation:János nincs jól: szédül!

August 20, 2016

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/amadalena

    Why is this nincs instead of nem jol? I thought nincs meant "there is no"

    August 20, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/jsiehler

      Nincs replaces nem van. Since jól is an adverb, the verb that it modifies must be present in the sentence - we can't omit the verb. So here you read nincs as "is not."

      August 20, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/96314081311257

        TBF, "nem jól van" does appear in spoken language.

        August 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/mizinamo

          But does "nem van jól"?

          We have "nem ... van" in other sentences here, too, e.g. "A szállodá nem itt van, hanem ott".

          August 20, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/96314081311257

            Oh, sorry. No, it doesn't.

            August 20, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/MonteTheReal

              nem jól van is correct, I have reported it

              August 26, 2016
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