Breakdown of Kiváló szakembert választunk.
választani
to choose
szakember
a specialist or professional
kiváló
excellent or outstanding
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Questions & Answers about Kiváló szakembert választunk.
What does the -t at the end of szakembert mean?
It is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object of the sentence.
- szakember = professional / specialist
- szakembert = a professional / specialist as the object
So in this sentence, szakembert is the person being chosen.
Why doesn’t kiváló also get a -t ending?
Because in Hungarian, when an adjective directly modifies a noun, the noun usually carries the case ending, not the adjective.
So you say:
- kiváló szakembert = an excellent professional
not
- kiválót szakembert
But if the adjective stands by itself, then it can take the ending:
- A kiválót választjuk. = We are choosing the excellent one.
Where is the word for we?