Most mindent értek.

Now I understand everything.

Breakdown of Most mindent értek.

• most: now
• érteni: to understand
• minden: everything

Questions & Answers about Most mindent értek.

Why is mindent used instead of minden?

Because mindent is the accusative form of minden.

• minden = every / all
• mindent = everything (as a direct object)

In Most mindent értek, the verb értek means I understand, and everything is the thing being understood, so it must be in the direct-object form: mindent.

Compare:

• Minden ember fáradt. = Every person is tired.
• Mindent látok. = I see everything.

Why is there no separate word for I in the sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb ending usually already shows the subject, so the pronoun is often left out.

• értek = I understand
• the ending -k shows I

So Most mindent értek already includes I without needing én.

You can say Én most mindent értek if you want emphasis, but normally én is unnecessary.

What does the ending in értek mean?

The form értek comes from the verb érteni = to understand.

Here is the basic pattern in the present tense: