Learn Hardcore Hungarian: Látom őt a parkban.

Yes, if context makes the object clear. Látom a parkban still implies a specific person/thing. Keeping őt makes the object explicit or contrastive (e.g., when distinguishing from others).

Where is the subject pronoun? Can I say Én látom őt a parkban?

Hungarian usually omits subject pronouns; the verb ending already shows the person. You add én only for emphasis (It’s I who see him/her...). Both are correct:

Neutral: Látom őt a parkban.
Emphatic subject: Én látom őt a parkban.

Is starting with the verb normal in Hungarian?

Yes. If there’s no topic placed before the verb, a verb‑initial sentence is natural and doesn’t, by itself, add special focus here.

Can I change the word order? What changes in meaning?

Yes—word order mostly signals focus:

Őt látom a parkban. = It’s him/her (not someone else) that I see in the park.
A parkban látom őt. = It’s in the park (not elsewhere) that I see him/her.
Csak őt látom a parkban. = I only see him/her in the park.

Why a parkban and not just parkban? What about egy parkban?

Hungarian usually keeps the article even with case endings:

a parkban = in the park (specific).
egy parkban = in a park (non‑specific). Using bare parkban is uncommon outside fixed expressions.

What’s the difference between -ban and -ba (and -ból)?

They show location vs. movement:

-ban/-ben = in, inside (static): a parkban.
-ba/-be = into (motion toward): a parkba.
-ból/-ből = out of (motion from): a parkból.

Why is it -ban here and not -ben?

Vowel harmony. park has a back vowel (a), so it takes the back variant -ban. A front‑vowel word would take -ben (e.g., kertben).

How should I pronounce this sentence?

Látom: the á is long (hold it), stress the first syllable.
őt: the ő is a long front‑rounded vowel; don’t say it like English “oo.”
parkban: due to voicing assimilation, the k often sounds like g before b (you may hear “pargbahn”). Spelling doesn’t change.
In Hungarian, stress is always on the first syllable of each word.

Does ő/őt mark gender? How do I say “him” vs. “her”?

Hungarian has no grammatical gender. ő/őt covers both. If you need to specify, use a noun:

a férfit látom (the man),
a nőt látom (the woman).

Why isn’t it látok?

Because the object is definite. Use:

látok with no object or an indefinite one: Látok valakit a parkban. (I see someone…)
látom with a definite object: Látom őt / Látom az embert…

How do I negate it?

Put nem before the verb; keep the definite conjugation:

Nem látom őt a parkban. For focus: Őt nem látom a parkban (It’s him/her I don’t see…).

How do I say “I see them in the park”?

Use the plural object pronoun őket; the verb stays definite:

Látom őket a parkban.

How do I put it in the past or future?

Past: Láttam őt a parkban.
Future: Often present + a future time word: Holnap látom őt a parkban. Explicit future with fog:
- Látni fogom őt a parkban.
- With a “catch sight of” nuance: Meg fogom látni őt a parkban.

Is there a difference between látom and meglátom?

Yes.

látom = I see (am perceiving) him/her.
meglátom = I (will) catch sight of him/her (punctual/resultative). In present‑tense contexts, meglátom often implies a near‑future, one‑time event.

How do I say “I see you” (formal vs. informal) in the park?

Formal: Látom Önt a parkban. (You can also front for focus: Önt látom a parkban.)
Informal singular uses the special ending -lak/-lek: Látlak a parkban. (This is preferred over the marked Látom téged a parkban.)

How do I say “I see this/that in the park”?

Use demonstrative object pronouns:

Ezt látom a parkban. = I see this (one) in the park.
Azt látom a parkban. = I see that (one) in the park. With focus, the object typically stands right before the verb.