Benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet, és ujjnyomatot adunk.

Benyújtjuk can be broken down like this:

• be- = a verbal prefix; here it helps create the meaning submit / hand in
• nyújt = the verb stem, originally extend / offer / hand
• -juk = we ending in the definite conjugation

So benyújtjuk means we submit it or we hand it in.

In this sentence, the it is az útlevélkérelmet.

Because both nouns are direct objects, and Hungarian usually marks a direct object with the accusative ending -t.

• útlevélkérelem → útlevélkérelmet
• ujjnyomat → ujjnyomatot

So:

• benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet = we submit the passport application
• ujjnyomatot adunk = we give/provide a fingerprint / fingerprints

The exact shape of the ending can vary a little because Hungarian often adds a linking vowel for easier pronunciation, which is why you get -et or -ot, not just bare -t.

Because az útlevélkérelmet is treated as a definite object: the passport application.

• a / az = the
• Hungarian uses az before a vowel sound
• útlevélkérelmet begins with ú, so it becomes az útlevélkérelmet

By contrast, ujjnyomatot has no article, so it is indefinite or more general in meaning: a fingerprint / fingerprints.

That difference also affects the verb form:

• benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet → definite object
• ujjnyomatot adunk → indefinite object

This is one of the most important features of Hungarian grammar: verbs can use either definite or indefinite conjugation.

1. benyújtjuk

This is definite conjugation, because the object is definite:

• az útlevélkérelmet = the passport application

So Hungarian says, in effect, we submit it / the specific thing.

2. adunk

This is indefinite conjugation, because the object is indefinite:

• ujjnyomatot = a fingerprint / fingerprints

So:

• -juk / -jük often appears with a definite object
• -unk / -ünk is the normal we ending in the indefinite conjugation

This contrast is completely normal in Hungarian and is something learners need to get used to.

Because Hungarian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb ending already tells you who the subject is:

• benyújtjuk = we submit it
• adunk = we give

So adding mi = we is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Mi benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet
  = We submit the passport application
  This sounds more contrastive, like we do it.

Yes, ujjnyomatot is grammatically singular, but the expression can still be translated naturally as we provide fingerprints.

Hungarian often uses a singular noun in places where English prefers a plural or a more general expression.

So ujjnyomatot adunk can mean something like:

• we give a fingerprint sample
• we provide fingerprints

If you wanted to make the plural explicit, you could say:

• ujjnyomatokat adunk

But the singular version is very natural in official or procedural language.

The base form is útlevélkérelem.

It is a compound noun:

• útlevél = passport
• kérelem = application / request

So:

• útlevélkérelem = passport application

When the accusative ending is added, it becomes:

• útlevélkérelmet

Notice that kérelem changes to kérelm- before endings. This kind of stem change is normal in some Hungarian nouns.

You will also see:

• kérelem
• kérelmet
• kérelmek

So this is something worth memorizing as a pattern.

The prefix be- often has the basic idea of in / into, but with verbs it can create more idiomatic meanings.

Here:

• nyújt on its own has meanings like extend, offer, provide
• benyújt means submit, hand in, especially in formal or administrative contexts

So be- is part of what makes this a standard official verb for submitting paperwork.

This is very common in Hungarian: a verb prefix changes the meaning significantly.

Yes. Hungarian verbal prefixes often separate from the verb in certain sentence types.

In the sentence you were given, the prefix stays attached:

• Benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet.

But it can separate, for example:

• Nem nyújtjuk be az útlevélkérelmet.
  = We do not submit the passport application.

• Be fogjuk nyújtani az útlevélkérelmet.
  = We will submit the passport application.

So learners should think of be + nyújt as a unit in meaning, even though the parts do not always stay together in the sentence.

Yes, Hungarian word order is more flexible than English word order, but changes in order often change the focus or emphasis.

The given sentence:

• Benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet, és ujjnyomatot adunk.

is a natural neutral way to say it in a procedural context.

You could also say:

• Az útlevélkérelmet benyújtjuk, és ujjnyomatot adunk.

This puts more topical emphasis on the passport application.

Hungarian word order is not random: it is strongly connected to information structure such as topic, focus, and contrast.

Because és here links two full clauses, each with its own verb:

• Benyújtjuk az útlevélkérelmet
• ujjnyomatot adunk

In Hungarian, when coordinated clauses are joined, a comma is commonly used to mark the clause boundary.

So the comma helps show that these are two coordinated actions:

1. we submit the application
2. we provide fingerprints

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• ujjnyomatot ≈ uy-nyo-ma-tot

A few important pronunciation points:

• u is like oo in book, but shorter and more rounded
• j is pronounced like English y
• jj means a longer version of that sound, so ujj is roughly like uyy
• ny is a single Hungarian sound, like ny in Spanish señor or the ny sound in canyon
• stress in Hungarian is always on the first syllable

So the stress is on UJJ:
UJJ-nyo-ma-tot

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or administrative, especially because of words like:

• benyújtjuk = we submit
• útlevélkérelem = passport application
• ujjnyomatot adunk = we provide fingerprints

This is exactly the kind of language you might see or hear in official instructions, forms, or government procedures.

In everyday casual speech, people might still say this, but the overall tone is definitely more official than conversational.