Megvilágítjuk a férfit.

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Breakdown of Megvilágítjuk a férfit.

• férfi: the man
• megvilágítani: to illuminate

Questions & Answers about Megvilágítjuk a férfit.

What does each part of Megvilágítjuk a férfit mean?

A useful breakdown is:

• meg- = a verbal prefix
• világít = shine / illuminate
• -juk = we with a definite object
• a = the
• férfit = man in the accusative case, so the man as the direct object

So the sentence is built roughly as:

• megvilágítjuk = we illuminate it / we will light it up
• a férfit = the man

The dictionary form of the verb is megvilágítani = to illuminate / to light up.

Why is there no separate word for we?

Because Hungarian often leaves the subject pronoun out when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here, -juk tells you the subject is we. So:

• Megvilágítjuk a férfit. = We illuminate the man.

You could add mi for emphasis:

• Mi megvilágítjuk a férfit. = We illuminate the man.

But normally, the separate pronoun is unnecessary.

Why does the verb end in -juk?