Kenut bérelünk a túrára.

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.

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.

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.

Because of vowel harmony.

Hungarian suffixes often change depending on the vowels in the word.
The verb bérel has front vowels, so it takes the front-vowel form -ünk.

Compare:

• bérelünk = we rent
• a back-vowel verb would typically take -unk

This is a very common Hungarian pattern.

This is about the difference between the indefinite and definite verb conjugations in Hungarian.

• bérelünk = indefinite conjugation
• béreljük = definite conjugation

Here the object kenut is not definite. It is not the canoe, just a canoe / canoe in a non-specific sense, so Hungarian uses the indefinite form bérelünk.

Compare:

• Kenut bérelünk. = We’re renting a canoe.
• A kenut béreljük. = We’re renting the canoe.

It means for the tour / for the trip / for the excursion, depending on context.

It breaks down like this:

• a = the
• túra = tour, trip, hike, excursion
• -ra = a case ending that often means onto / to, but can also mean for in contexts like purpose or intended use

So here a túrára means something like for the tour.

Hungarian usually uses case endings where English often uses prepositions.

So instead of having a separate word like for, Hungarian often adds a suffix to the noun:

• túra = tour
• túrára = for the tour / onto the tour / to the tour, depending on context

In this sentence, the meaning is for the tour.

Again, this is vowel harmony.

The noun túra contains back vowels, so it takes the back-vowel form -ra.

Compare the pair:

• -ra
• -re

Hungarian chooses between them based on the vowels in the word.

Because the two nouns are being treated differently:

• a túrára refers to a specific tour or trip, so it uses the definite article a
• kenut is non-specific, so it has no article here

So the sentence is basically saying:

• for the trip
• rent a / some kind of canoe

Hungarian articles depend a lot on specificity, not just on whether English would use the or a.

Yes, this word order is normal.

Hungarian word order is much more flexible than English word order, and it often depends on information structure and emphasis.

A bare indefinite object like kenut very often appears right before the verb, and this can be quite natural and neutral.

So Kenut bérelünk is a normal way to say we’re renting a canoe.

Depending on context, other orders are also possible, but they may shift the emphasis:

• Kenut bérelünk a túrára. = Canoe is what we’re renting for the trip.
• A túrára kenut bérelünk. = It’s for the trip that we’re renting a canoe.

In speech, strong stress can make these differences more noticeable.

It can mean either one.

Hungarian present tense often covers both:

• we rent
• we are renting

Context tells you which is meant.

If you want to make the ongoing meaning clearer, Hungarian often adds a word like éppen:

• Éppen kenut bérelünk a túrára. = We are renting a canoe right now for the trip.

Because it has no plural marker.

In Hungarian, plural nouns usually have -k before the case ending.
So:

• kenut = a canoe, singular accusative
• kenukat = canoes, plural accusative

So grammatically, kenut is singular.