Kenut bérelünk a túrára.

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Breakdown of Kenut bérelünk a túrára.

• kenu: a canoe
• túra: an outing or tour
• bérelni: to rent or hire

Questions & Answers about Kenut bérelünk a túrára.

Why is it kenut and not kenu?

Because kenut is the direct object of the verb, and Hungarian marks direct objects with the accusative ending -t.

• base form: kenu = canoe
• object form: kenut = a canoe, as the thing being rented

Since kenu already ends in a vowel, Hungarian just adds -t directly.

Why is there no word for a/an before kenut?

Hungarian often leaves out the indefinite article when the object is non-specific or when the noun and verb form a very natural combination.

So Kenut bérelünk can mean we’re renting a canoe even without egy.

Compare:

• Kenut bérelünk = we’re renting a canoe / canoe is what we’re renting
• Egy kenut bérelünk = we’re renting one canoe, an unspecified canoe

Using no article is very common in Hungarian and does not sound incomplete.

What does bérelünk break down into?

Bérelünk comes from:

• bérel = to rent, hire
• -ünk = we

So bérelünk means we rent or we are renting.

It is present tense, first person plural.

Why is the ending -ünk and not -unk?