8 · Beginner · 13 minutes
Tárgyeset
By the end you can: Mark the object of a sentence, and order food and drink like a local.
The direct object — the thing an action is done to — takes -. . "I'd like a coffee." . "I'm reading a book."
If the word ends in a vowel, just add - (a final → , → ): → , → , → , → .
If it ends in a consonant, you usually need a linking vowel, harmonising as - / - / -: → , → , → . After , , , , , , , , the - often attaches directly: → , → .
A handful of everyday words shorten their stem vowel: → , → , and → takes the -- link. Memorise these few.
In a menu order the noun comes before the verb: . Word order in Hungarian follows what you want to stress, and in " , " the thing you want is the point — so it goes right in front of the verb.