Holnap visszaviszem a háztartási gépet az üzletbe.

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Breakdown of Holnap visszaviszem a háztartási gépet az üzletbe.

• üzlet: the shop
• az: the
• háztartási gép: a household appliance

Questions & Answers about Holnap visszaviszem a háztartási gépet az üzletbe.

What does visszaviszem break down into?

It is made of two parts:

• vissza = back
• viszem = I take / I carry it (with a definite object)

So visszaviszem literally means I take it back.

This is very common in Hungarian: a prefix/preverb such as vissza combines with the verb to add a directional meaning.

Why does visszaviszem mean a future action here if the verb looks present tense?

Because Hungarian very often uses the present tense for the future when the time is already clear from another word.

Here, holnap means tomorrow, so Holnap visszaviszem... naturally means I’ll take it back tomorrow.

This is completely normal Hungarian. A more explicitly future form is also possible:

• Holnap vissza fogom vinni... = I will take it back tomorrow

But in everyday Hungarian, the simple present with a future time word is extremely common.

Why is it viszem and not viszek?