A stégnél kötünk ki.

Stég means pier, jetty, or dock platform.

The ending -nél is a Hungarian case ending meaning roughly at, by, or near.

So:

• stég = pier / jetty
• stégnél = at the pier / by the pier

Because stég has a front vowel (é), it takes the front-vowel form -nél rather than -nál.

Compare:

• a háznál = at the house
• a stégnél = at the pier

So A stégnél means At the pier or By the pier.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a stégnél = at the pier

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before most consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

For example:

• a stég = the pier
• az asztal = the table

Here stég starts with a consonant sound, so Hungarian uses a.

Kötünk ki comes from the verb kiköt, which means to dock, to moor, or to come ashore / land at a docking place, depending on context.

In this sentence, kötünk ki means we dock or we land.

This is one of those Hungarian verbs where the meaning is not always obvious from the parts alone:

• köt = to tie, bind
• ki = out
• kiköt = to dock / moor

So you should learn kiköt as a complete verb.

This is a very common question, and it is important.

The basic verb is kikötünk = we dock.

But in Hungarian, verbal prefixes like ki- often move after the verb when another part of the sentence is emphasized or focused.

So:

• Kikötünk a stégnél. = We dock at the pier.
  (more neutral)
• A stégnél kötünk ki. = We dock at the pier.
  (the location is emphasized)

So the sentence you were given puts special attention on A stégnél.

This post-verbal prefix pattern is very common in Hungarian.

Yes, usually.

• A stégnél kikötünk sounds more like a regular statement with the location moved forward.
• A stégnél kötünk ki usually sounds like the speaker is emphasizing or contrasting the location:
  It’s at the pier that we dock.

For example, it could imply:

• not at the shore
• not at the harbor entrance
• not somewhere else

So the version with kötünk ki often has a stronger focus meaning.

The ending -ünk shows that the subject is we.

So:

• kötök = I dock / I tie
• kötsz = you dock
• köt = he/she/it docks
• kötünk = we dock
• kötötök = you (plural) dock
• kötnek = they dock

Hungarian usually does not need a separate subject pronoun like mi (we) because the verb ending already tells you the subject.

So kötünk ki already means we dock.

Because Hungarian normally leaves subject pronouns out unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

So:

• kötünk ki = we dock

You could say Mi kötünk ki, but that would usually mean something like:

• We are the ones docking.
• We dock there, not someone else.

In ordinary sentences, the verb ending is enough.

Grammatically, it is present tense.

• kötünk ki = we dock / we are docking

But in Hungarian, the present tense is often used for the future when the meaning is clear from context.

So A stégnél kötünk ki can mean either:

• We dock at the pier
• We’ll dock at the pier

depending on the situation.

This is very normal in Hungarian.

They are forms of the same verb.

• kiköt is the dictionary form
• köt ki is what you get when the prefix ki- moves after the verb

So these are related:

• kikötünk = we dock
• kötünk ki = we dock

The difference is mostly about sentence structure and emphasis, not basic meaning.

Stég is pronounced approximately like shtayg, but with a pure long é sound, not exactly like English ay.

A rough guide:

• s in Hungarian sounds like English sh
• té has a long e sound, like a tense ay without the glide
• g is a normal hard g

So stég sounds roughly like shtég.

Also, the accent in Hungarian always falls on the first syllable, so:

• STÉG
• STÉG-nél

No, stég is generally considered a loanword.

It refers to a pier, jetty, or a structure extending into the water, often smaller or more specific than a full harbor dock.

Learners may also meet related words like:

• kikötő = harbor, port
• móló = pier, breakwater, mole
• stég = pier/jetty/platform by the water

The exact English translation can depend on context.

Not very naturally.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• A stégnél = at the pier
• kötünk = we tie / bind
• ki = out

But that does not give the real meaning in English.

As a whole, köt ki / kiköt means:

• to dock
• to moor
• sometimes to land at

So it is better to understand the sentence as a whole, not by translating each piece separately.

The most neutral version would often be:

• A stégnél kikötünk. or
• Kikötünk a stégnél.

These both mean We dock at the pier.

The version you were given:

• A stégnél kötünk ki.

usually adds focus to A stégnél.

So if you are just learning the basic verb, it is useful to remember the neutral form:

• kikötünk = we dock

and then learn that Hungarian can separate the prefix for emphasis:

• kötünk ki