Én tanulok és te tanulsz.

I learn and you learn.

Breakdown of Én tanulok és te tanulsz.

• én: I
• tanulni: to learn
• te: you
• és: and

Questions & Answers about Én tanulok és te tanulsz.

Why do we say tanulok in the first part of the sentence and tanulsz in the second part?

In Hungarian, verbs change their endings based on the subject. Tanulok is the first-person singular form (I learn), while tanulsz is the second-person singular form (you learn). The -ok ending refers to 'I' and the -sz ending refers to 'you'.

Is it necessary to include én and te, or can we just say tanulok és tanulsz?

Hungarian usually allows dropping personal pronouns, so you can say tanulok és tanulsz without any confusion. However, adding én and te can be useful for emphasis or clarity when needed.

Why don’t we use vagyok here, like we do with some other verbs in Hungarian for 'I am'?

Vagyok (I am) is used when talking about states of being or when using predicate adjectives/nouns (e.g., én vagyok a tanár = I am the teacher). Here, we’re dealing with an action verb tanul (to learn), so we conjugate tanul with the personal endings instead.

Can tanulok mean both “I learn” and “I am learning” in English?

Yes. Hungarian doesn’t distinguish between simple present and present continuous the way English does. Tanulok can mean “I learn,” “I am learning,” or “I study,” depending on context.