Utánanézek a példánynak a katalógusban.

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Breakdown of Utánanézek a példánynak a katalógusban.

• katalógus: a catalogue
• példány: a copy of a book or publication
• utánanézni: to look something up

Questions & Answers about Utánanézek a példánynak a katalógusban.

Why is utánanézek written as one word, and what does it break down into?

It is a single verb form. The dictionary form is utánanéz, which means something like to check up on, to look into, or to look something up depending on context.

In utánanézek:

• utána originally means after it / after that
• néz means looks
• together, utánanéz has become a fixed verb with its own meaning
• -ek marks I in the present tense

So utánanézek = I look into it / I check it / I’ll look it up depending on context.

What person and tense is utánanézek?

It is first person singular present tense, so it means I check / I am checking / I will check, depending on context.

Hungarian present tense is often used where English might use either present or future, especially when the future is understood from the situation.

The ending -ek here tells you the subject is I.

Why is it a példánynak and not just a példányt or a példány?