Becsomagoljuk az ajándékcsomagot.

We wrap the gift package.

Breakdown of Becsomagoljuk az ajándékcsomagot.

• az: the
• ajándékcsomag: a gift package
• becsomagolni: to wrap up a gift

Questions & Answers about Becsomagoljuk az ajándékcsomagot.

What does becsomagoljuk break down into?

It has three main parts:

• be- = a verbal prefix, often meaning in, into, or giving a sense of completion
• csomagol = to pack / to wrap
• -juk = we with a definite object

So becsomagoljuk means something like we wrap it up / we pack it up, with the it understood as a specific thing.

Why is the verb ending -juk and not -unk/-ünk?

Hungarian has two main kinds of verb conjugation:

• indefinite conjugation: used when there is no definite direct object
• definite conjugation: used when the direct object is definite

Here the object is az ajándékcsomagot = the gift package, which is definite, so the verb uses the definite 1st person plural ending -juk.

Compare:

• csomagolunk = we are wrapping / we wrap something nonspecific
• csomagoljuk = we are wrapping / we wrap it, a specific thing

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?