"Én egy szép fát látok kint."

Translation: I see a beautiful tree outside.

[JiriBarton]

Can I say, Én kint látok egy szép fát? What would be the difference?

[jsiehler]

Yes, it's grammatically correct. The difference is that it focuses on telling the listener where you see a beautiful tree. Duo's suggested translation above focuses on telling the listener what you see outside. Look right before the verb in the following question and answer pairs:

Mit látsz kint? Egy szép fát látok kint. (What? A beautiful tree.)

as opposed to

Hol látsz egy szép fát? Kint látok egy szép fát. (Where? Outside.)

[bdori]

Yes, you can say it but then the emphasis of the sentence will change. The word before the verb is emphasized.

Én egy szép fát látok kint. = I see a beautiful tree outiside, and not a bush.

Én kint látok egy szép fát. = I see a beautiful tree outside, and not inside.

[Rachel152372]

why is the accent added over the a?

[jzsuzsi]

It happens when the word ends with a or e, and then we add -t (for accusative) or -k (for plural)

fa (tree) -> fát, fák

macska (cat) -> macskát, macskák

teve (camel) -> tevét, tevék

[Rachel152372]

Thank you, however I noticed that it doesn't seem to happen with some words. For example, ház will go to házat. Is this correct?

[jzsuzsi]

Yes, it is ház, házat, házak.

But ház does not end with a.

[VERA63180]

I wonder why we who are beginners cannot learn words and sentences that deal with real life? Is full of words o firefighters, soldiers and kindergarten teachers doing weird things like flying over the city or between airplanes, etc.
I think we need the everyday sentences to get along before we can get on to
the unnatural behaviours of these people. I still enjoy learning Hungarian but would be absolutely lost in a shop or asking the way or other normal things.

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