Kikapcsolom a kenyérpirítót.

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Breakdown of Kikapcsolom a kenyérpirítót.

• kenyérpirító: a toaster
• kikapcsolni: to switch off

Questions & Answers about Kikapcsolom a kenyérpirítót.

Why is the verb kikapcsolom one word?

Because Hungarian very often attaches a verbal prefix directly to the verb.

• kapcsol = connect / switch
• ki = out
• kikapcsol = switch off, turn off
• -om = I do it, with a definite object

So kikapcsolom means I switch it off / I turn it off.

In neutral statements, the prefix is usually attached to the verb as one written word:

• Kikapcsolom a kenyérpirítót. = I turn off the toaster.

But in some other sentence types, the prefix can separate:

• Nem kapcsolom ki a kenyérpirítót. = I am not turning off the toaster.
• Kapcsold ki a kenyérpirítót! = Turn off the toaster!

What exactly does ki- mean here?

The prefix ki- basically means out, but with verbs it often creates a more idiomatic meaning.

With kapcsol, it helps form the pair:

• bekapcsol = switch on, turn on
• kikapcsol = switch off, turn off

So here ki- does not need to be translated literally as out in English; it is just part of the normal Hungarian verb for turn off.

Why is it kikapcsolom and not just kapcsolom?