Feltűnés nélkül érkeznek a vendégek.

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Breakdown of Feltűnés nélkül érkeznek a vendégek.

• érkezni: to arrive
• vendég: the guest
• feltűnés nélkül: without attracting attention

Questions & Answers about Feltűnés nélkül érkeznek a vendégek.

What does feltűnés nélkül mean literally, and how is it built?

Literally, feltűnés nélkül means without noticeability / without drawing attention.

It has two parts:

• feltűnés = noticeability, conspicuousness, drawing attention
• nélkül = without

Together, the phrase means without attracting attention, unnoticed, or quietly / inconspicuously, depending on context.

So this is a very natural Hungarian way to express the manner of arriving.

Why is nélkül placed after the noun instead of before it?

Because nélkül is a postposition, not a preposition.

English uses prepositions:

• without noise
• without attention

Hungarian often uses postpositions, which come after the word:

• feltűnés nélkül = without drawing attention
• segítség nélkül = without help
• cukor nélkül = without sugar

So for an English speaker, the key thing to remember is that Hungarian often puts these little grammar words after the noun.

Why is there no article before feltűnés?