Itt látszik a hegy.

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Breakdown of Itt látszik a hegy.

• az: the
• hegy: the mountain
• látszani: to be visible

Questions & Answers about Itt látszik a hegy.

What does látszik mean here? Is it the same as lát?

No. Látszik and lát are related, but they are not the same.

• lát = to see
• látszik = to be visible, to be seen, sometimes to seem / to appear

So:

• Látom a hegyet. = I see the mountain.
• Látszik a hegy. = The mountain is visible. / The mountain can be seen.

In Itt látszik a hegy, látszik means is visible or can be seen.

Why is it a hegy and not a hegyet?

Because a hegy is the subject of the sentence, not the direct object.

With látszik, the thing that is visible is treated as the subject:

• A hegy látszik. = The mountain is visible.

But with lát, the thing seen is the object, so it takes -t:

• Látom a hegyet. = I see the mountain.

So:

• a hegy = nominative, subject
• a hegyet = accusative, direct object

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