Topic: Hungarian

"A bácsikád is Veszprémben lakik?"

Translation:Does your uncle live in Veszprém too?

October 14, 2016

11 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Ishana92
  • 82

i would really rather we first see these words used without possessive endings, and then figuring those.

June 30, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/Biff812086

    Agreed. It would make much more sense to introduce these words first without overcomplicating it with the possessive.

    February 12, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/SedatKlc

      bácsika is shorten version of nagybácsi?

      October 14, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Hulk014

        Yes. And nénikéd ( your aunt ) is a shorten version of nagynéni.

        October 14, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/SedatKlc

          nénike ,isnt it?

          October 14, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/vvsey

            Nagybácsi, bácsi, bácsika, nagybácsika, ...
            Nagynéni, néni, nénike, nagynénike, ...

            These are endearing variations, so, everyone can have their personal preferences as to which ones they use in the family, etc.

            October 17, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/guntunge
            • 307

            Huh, what?

            Nagynéni and néni are the same?

            In German Tante, aunt, néni is the sister of one of your parents. And Großtante, grand/greataunt, (nagynéni#) would be the sister of one of your grandparents. #But it seems we need a higher level in Hungarian "nagy nagynéni"?

            https://hu.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokonság

            Rather unnecesary complication to use the -ke/-ka forms when it is complicated enough.

            August 5, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
            • 221

            Bácsi and néni derive from endearing forms of báty and nő, respectively, so these shorter forms refer to your siblings - at least in theory. Adding the nagy in front properly puts them one generation higher, "great-brother" and "great-sister", so to say.

            August 5, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/guntunge
            • 307

            Ok, that helps to understand how nagy-nagy corresponds to our system.

            August 11, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/pYewR9MH
            • 4

            Is "Does your uncle also live in Veszprém" really wrong? Why?

            January 15, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/RyagonIV
            • 221

            It is not.

            March 5, 2018

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