Topic: Hungarian

"János ül."

Translation:János is sitting.

October 21, 2016

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mbgreen11

    The "hover options" gave "sitting down" as an option to "ül." Why is it not right then when I put it in?

    October 21, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Baly95

      Sitting down = leül Sit(s)/be sitting = ül

      March 18, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Davidriley1956

        Is "John sits" a correct answer?

        July 21, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Baly95

          Yes it is! János ül = János sits, János is sitting (same meaning) Hungarians only have 3 tenses: past, present and future.

          March 18, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sam_Be
          • 37

          This one also flags as incorrect if translating János as John, despite translating the name in many other examples.

          May 21, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/vivie77e

            Janos is John in English, if the sentence is to be translated so is the name

            August 9, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RyagonIV
            • 333

            Please don't translate names. John will still be "John" in Hungary, so János should still be "János" elsewhere.

            March 6, 2018
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