Word
Bérelhettek kenut, csak hozzátok vissza időben.
Meaning
You may rent a canoe, as long as you bring it back on time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Bérelhettek kenut, csak hozzátok vissza időben.
időben
on time
csak
as long as
kenu
a canoe
bérelni
to rent or hire
Questions & Answers about Bérelhettek kenut, csak hozzátok vissza időben.
Why is there no word for you in the sentence?
Hungarian often leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already shows the person and number.
Here:
- bérelhettek = you (plural) can/may rent
- hozzátok = you (plural) bring it back in a command
So adding ti (you all) would usually only be for emphasis.
What does bérelhettek mean exactly, and how is it built?
Bérelhettek comes from:
- bérel = rent
- -het- / -hat- = can / may / be able to
- -tek = you plural
So bérelhettek literally means something like:
- you can rent
- you may rent
- sometimes you could rent, depending on context
In this sentence, it most naturally means you can / may rent.
Is bérelhettek singular or plural? Is it formal or informal?
It is:
- plural
- informal
So the speaker is talking to more than one person in an informal way.
If Hungarian wanted polite/formal you, it would normally use a 3rd-person form instead, not this one.
Why is it kenut and not just kenu?