Péntek óta levéltetvek vannak a hajtáson.

to be

Breakdown of Péntek óta levéltetvek vannak a hajtáson.

• az: the
• péntek: the Friday
• óta: since

Questions & Answers about Péntek óta levéltetvek vannak a hajtáson.

What does Péntek óta mean exactly?

Péntek óta means since Friday.

• Péntek = Friday
• óta = since

Together they express that something started at that time and is still true now.

So in this sentence, Péntek óta tells us that the aphids have been there continuously from Friday until now.

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Why is Péntek capitalized here? Aren’t days of the week usually lowercase in Hungarian?

Yes — in Hungarian, days of the week are normally written in lowercase: péntek.

It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence.

So inside a sentence, you would normally write:

• péntek óta

but at the beginning:

• Péntek óta

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Why is Hungarian using present tense here if English might say have been?