Edzés után mindig nyújtunk.

Questions & Answers about Edzés után mindig nyújtunk.

What does edzés mean exactly?
Edzés is a noun meaning training, workout, or exercise session. In this sentence, it refers to the workout or exercise period that happens before the stretching.
Why is után placed after edzés instead of before it?

Because után is a postposition. English uses a preposition in after exercise, but Hungarian often uses a word that comes after the noun instead.

So:

  • edzés után = after exercise / after the workout
  • edzés előtt = before exercise

With után, the noun usually stays in its basic form, so you do not add a special case ending to edzés here.

Why is there no article before edzés?

Hungarian often leaves out the article in expressions like this, especially when speaking generally.

So:

  • Edzés után = after exercise / after a workout, in a general sense
  • Az edzés után = after the workout, more specific

Both are possible, but the version without the article sounds very natural when talking about a routine or general habit.

What does mindig do in this sentence?

Mindig means always. It shows that this is a regular habit, not a one-time action.

So the sentence is talking about something that happens every time, or as a general rule.

How do we know the subject is we when there is no separate word for we?

In Hungarian, the verb ending already shows the subject. The ending -unk in nyújtunk means we.

So Hungarian usually does not need the pronoun mi for we, unless you want extra emphasis.

  • nyújtunk = we stretch
  • mi nyújtunk = we stretch, with added emphasis
What part of nyújtunk means we stretch?

The verb is built like this:

  • nyújt- = the verb stem
  • -unk = we

So nyújtunk means we stretch.

This is a very common Hungarian pattern: the person is built into the verb itself.

Why is the verb nyújtunk and not nyújtózunk?

That is a very good question, because the two verbs are related but not used in exactly the same way.

  • nyújt often means stretch in the sense of doing stretching exercises, especially in sports or fitness contexts
  • nyújtózik means stretch oneself, often more like when you wake up, reach your arms out, or loosen your body casually

So after a workout, nyújtunk is the normal choice for we do stretching or we stretch.

Is something left out after nyújtunk? What are we stretching?

Yes, you can think of an object as being understood from context. In a sentence like this, Hungarian does not need to say it explicitly.

The implied idea is something like:

  • we stretch our muscles
  • we do stretching

If you wanted to say the object out loud, you could say something like:

  • Edzés után mindig nyújtjuk az izmainkat. = After exercise, we always stretch our muscles.

In the shorter original sentence, that object is simply left understood.

Why is this in the present tense?

Because Hungarian uses the present tense for habitual actions, just like English does in sentences such as We always stretch after exercise.

So this sentence is not describing only what is happening right now. It describes a routine or regular practice.

Can the word order change?

Yes. Hungarian word order is fairly flexible, but changing it can change the emphasis.

The original:

  • Edzés után mindig nyújtunk.

This is a natural way to say it, with after exercise as the starting point.

Other possibilities:

  • Mindig nyújtunk edzés után.
    This can put more emphasis on always.

  • Mindig edzés után nyújtunk.
    This can highlight after exercise more strongly, as if contrasting it with some other time.

So the basic meaning stays similar, but the focus can shift.

How do you pronounce the sentence?

A few helpful pronunciation points:

  • Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.
  • é, á, ú are long vowels.
  • s is pronounced like English sh.
  • ny is a soft n sound, similar to Spanish ñ.

Word by word:

  • edzés: the s sounds like sh
  • után: the á is a long vowel
  • mindig: pronounced with a clear g
  • nyújtunk: starts with ny, and the ú is a long oo sound

So the sentence has first-syllable stress throughout:

  • EDzés
  • Után
  • MINdig
  • NYÚJtunk
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