Breakdown of Amint felkel, reggelizik, és teát iszik mézzel.
és
and
inni
to drink
-vel
with
felkelni
to get up
Questions & Answers about Amint felkel, reggelizik, és teát iszik mézzel.
What does amint mean here? Is it the same as amikor?
Amint here means as soon as or when.
It is close to amikor (when), but amint usually emphasizes that one action follows another immediately:
- Amikor felkel, reggelizik. = When he/she gets up, he/she has breakfast.
- Amint felkel, reggelizik. = As soon as he/she gets up, he/she has breakfast.
So amint gives a stronger sense of immediate sequence.
Why is there no word for he or she in the sentence?
Hungarian usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.
The verb endings already show the person and number. Here:
- felkel = he/she gets up
- reggelizik = he/she has breakfast
- iszik = he/she drinks
So Hungarian does not need to say ő (he/she) unless you want special emphasis or contrast.
What exactly is felkel?
Felkel is the 3rd person singular present tense form of felkelni.
It is made from:
- fel- = up
- kel = rise / get up
So felkel literally has the idea of gets up / rises.
This is a very common Hungarian verb for getting out of bed or standing up, depending on context.