Emlékszem a jelszóra.

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Breakdown of Emlékszem a jelszóra.

• emlékezni: to remember
• jelszó: the password
• -ra/-re: to

Questions & Answers about Emlékszem a jelszóra.

Why is it a jelszóra and not something like a jelszót (accusative)?

Because the verb emlékszik (emlékszem = I remember) does not take a direct object in Hungarian. Instead, it “governs” the sublative case -ra/-re, roughly “remember onto / with regard to.”
So you say emlékszem valamire (I remember something), not emlékszem valamit.

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What does the ending -ra mean here, and why is it -ra not -re?

-ra/-re is the sublative case, used here because emlékszik requires it: valami-re/ra emlékszik.
It’s -ra because of vowel harmony: jelszó has back vowels (e is neutral, but ó is back), so the back-vowel version -ra is chosen: jelszó + ra → jelszóra.

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What is the role of a in a jelszóra? Is it “a” like English?

No. Hungarian a/az is the definite article and means the.

• a jelszó = the password
• az alma = the apple (uses az before a vowel sound)

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