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"A június szép hónap."

Translation:June is a beautiful month.

September 24, 2016

9 Comments


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ishana92

what is the rule with articles before month names? When are they necessary and when can we ommit them?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Viviane882195

We were taught in one of the early lessons that for statements that are generalizations, we should always use the definite article. This statement is a generalization therefore we need to use 'A' (the, the definite article).


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Joeseph_the_9th

I am confused by the pronounciation on this one. It sounds like the s in június is silent or is pronounced together with the sz of szép. Is this due to the recording or is there a rule when s is followed by sz?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RyagonIV

Joseph, that is typically what happens when two sibilants are next to each other in Hungarian - they will merge when you're pronouncing it. Usually it's handled so that the second sibilant takes precedence, so "június szép" will be pronounced like "júniusszép", with a double-sz in the middle.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GyrgyFnyes1

The June is a nice month. I reported it


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/hardta

Miért nem the a June elé?

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