A partnál szállunk ki.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since part begins with a consonant, the sentence uses a partnál.

So:

• a part = the shore / the bank / the beach
• az asztal = the table

Partnál is made up of:

• part = shore, bank, coast, beach, waterside
• -nál / -nél = a case ending meaning at, by, near

So a partnál means at the shore, by the shore, or near the bank.

This ending is called the adessive case.

Examples:

• a háznál = at the house
• az autónál = by the car
• a partnál = at the shore

These endings express different kinds of location or movement.

• partnál = at / by the shore
• parton = on the shore / on the beach
• partra = onto the shore / to the shore
• partról = from the shore

So the sentence uses partnál because it is talking about getting out at that location, not moving onto the shore.

Very roughly:

• -nál / -nél = at/by
• -on / -en / -ön = on
• -ra / -re = onto / to
• -ról / -ről = off / from

Hungarian is very precise with these endings, so learners often need to compare them carefully.

Szállunk ki is the verb part of the sentence.

It comes from:

• száll = to get on, get off, descend, board, land, depending on context
• ki = out
• száll ki = get out, get off, disembark

In this sentence, szállunk ki means we get out or we get off.

This verb is often used with vehicles:

• leszáll a buszról = get off the bus
• kiszáll az autóból = get out of the car

Here, kiszáll suggests exiting from something enclosed or from a vehicle.

Hungarian verbal prefixes often separate from the verb depending on sentence structure.

The basic verb form is often:

• kiszállunk = we get out

But if another part of the sentence is in focus or comes before the verb, the prefix can move after the verb:

• A partnál szállunk ki.

This often gives emphasis to A partnál.

So:

• Kiszállunk a partnál. = neutral: We get out at the shore.
• A partnál szállunk ki. = emphasis on at the shore: It’s at the shore that we get out.

This prefix movement is very common in Hungarian and is one of the things learners have to get used to.

The ending -unk shows that the subject is we.

So:

• szállok = I get out
• szállsz = you get out
• száll = he/she gets out
• szállunk = we get out
• szálltok = you all get out
• szállnak = they get out

Because Hungarian verbs already show the subject, the pronoun mi (we) is usually not needed.

So szállunk ki already means we get out without adding mi.

No. Part is broader than English beach.

Depending on context, part can mean:

• shore
• bank
• waterside
• coast
• sometimes beach

So a partnál could refer to the edge of a lake, river, or sea, not just a sandy beach.

For example:

• a folyó partja = the bank of the river
• a tó partja = the shore of the lake
• a tengerpart = the seaside / seacoast

Hungarian word order is flexible and often reflects focus or topic, not just grammar.

Starting with A partnál puts attention on the location.

So:

• Kiszállunk a partnál. = a more neutral statement
• A partnál szállunk ki. = emphasizes where we get out

In English, we often keep the same word order and use stress in speech. In Hungarian, word order itself often helps show what is being emphasized.

Yes. That is also correct.

Both are grammatical, but they differ slightly in emphasis:

• Kiszállunk a partnál. = more neutral
• A partnál szállunk ki. = stronger focus on at the shore

This is a very common alternation in Hungarian with verbal prefixes.

So as a learner, it is useful to recognize both patterns:

• prefix + verb in more neutral statements
• verb + prefix when another element is focused or emphasized