Ne állj a sarokba, gyere ide közénk!

Don’t stand in the corner, come here with us!

Breakdown of Ne állj a sarokba, gyere ide közénk!

• te: you
• jönni: to come
• sarok: the corner
• állni: to stand
• ide: here
• között: between

Questions & Answers about Ne állj a sarokba, gyere ide közénk!

Why do we use Ne instead of Nem to form the negative part of the command?

In Hungarian, Ne is used for negative commands (imperative), while Nem is used for general negation in statements. So when giving an order like “Don’t stand in the corner,” you use Ne.

Why is the suffix -ba used with sarok?

The suffix -ba indicates movement into something or toward a location in Hungarian. Sarok (“corner”) becomes sarokba (“into the corner”) to show that someone is moving or standing toward/into the corner.

What is the difference between ide and oda?

Ide means “here” or “to here” (toward the speaker), whereas oda means “there” or “to there” (away from the speaker). In the sentence, gyere ide invites the person toward where the speaker is.

How is gyere formed?

Gyere is the singular imperative form of the verb jön (“to come”). The standard form of the imperative for “come” is gyere (pronounced roughly “dye-reh”), so “gyere ide” means “come here.”

What does közénk mean and how is it formed?

Közénk means “among us” or “into the space among us.” It comes from közé (“among”) plus the first-person plural possessive suffix -nk, indicating that the space belongs to “us.”