"It is not the artist that is waiting, but the waiter."

Translation: Nem a művésznő vár, hanem a pincér.

[stuart.hol2]

Felzsalgalo? Where did that come from?

[Marvin502271]

A newbie to Hungarian myself I tried and googled it... Found nothing too helpful reagarding the difference between "pincér" and "felszolgáló".
But I got the notion that the latter one is probably working in fancier surroundings.
Please correct me, if I'm wrong! ;)

[CsillaG895765]

As a native speaker: felszolgáló and pincér... they both mean the same.

About the word: szolgálni = to serve. Felszolgáló means 'the person who serves you the drinks and the meal'

[Judit294350]

The opposite "felszolgáló" is not as high class as a "pincér".

[teachmehungarian]

There is no indication in the English that we are talking about a female artist. This is not a good example.

[ion1122]

There is nothing wrong with this example. We are given the English first, withour further context, so there is nothing wrong with translating "artist" as "művésznő," and featuring that translation as the main translation.

Of course, DL should also accept "művész = male artist" as a translation.

[Eva103140]

I agree , could be both

[whisper-thunder]

why could "Muvesz" not be accepted too ? or "nem a muvesz ki var hanem a pincer"

[vvsey]

If you want to put it that way, it needs to be "Nem a művész az, aki vár, hanem a pincér."

[Bcsva]

I wrote same but it was not accepted. Who knows why?

[fischerfs]

Works for me. Perhaps it was fixed?

[bajczand]

"művész" is good. Művész = a male artist, Művésznő = a female artist.

[CsillaG895765]

You are right. Művész is also correct. You should report it:) good luck with Hungarian!

[GyrgyFnyes1]

Nem a művész az aki vár, hanem a pincér. I reported it.

[Ren114260]

my "pincér" was not accepted

[JamieHolli11]

I'm confused by the word order here. Why is the verb at the end of the first clause, not second?

[Judit294350]

There is no verb in the second clause - just as there is none in the English.

Here you are contrasting the művésznő and the pincér. Therefore művésznő is in focus and must precede the verb.

[bandib1]

Correct: Nem a művész aki vár, hanem a pincér.

[Linh683030]

i have been learning Hungarian and my teachers kept telling me that after "nem", we must have a "verb". But after reading all the comments, apparently it is wrong if I wrote
"Nem var a muveszno, hanem a pincer"

[Judit294350]

"Nem vár a művésznő" means you are not waiting for the artist - you are doing something else. Maybe you are going to walk away. But "Nem a művésznő vár" means it is not the artist you are waiting for - but something else - "hanem a pincér".

[OrlandoLasso42]

Can you say "A művésznő nem vár, hanem a pincér."?

[Judit294350]

No. That negates the waiting - not the artist.

[NeverwinterRaven]

Would "Nem a művész aki vár, hanem a pincér." be grammatically correct?