Questions & Answers about Két nappal ezelőtt érkeztem.
What does each part of Két nappal ezelőtt érkeztem mean?
A natural breakdown is:
- két = two
- nappal ezelőtt = days ago / literally before this by two days
- érkeztem = I arrived
So the whole sentence means I arrived two days ago.
Why is it két and not kettő?
In Hungarian, két is normally used directly before a noun:
- két nap = two days
- két ember = two people
Kettő is more often used when the number stands alone:
- Hányan vannak? Kettő. = How many are there? Two.
So before nap, két is the normal form.
Why is it nappal instead of nap?