Word
Addig keresi a bérletét, amíg meg nem találja.
Meaning
She keeps looking for her pass until she finds it.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Addig keresi a bérletét, amíg meg nem találja.
keresni
to look for
nem
not
-e
her
megtalálni
to find
Questions & Answers about Addig keresi a bérletét, amíg meg nem találja.
Why does Hungarian use the pair addig ... amíg here?
This is a very common Hungarian time-expression pattern.
- addig = until then / for that long / up to that point
- amíg = until / as long as / while
Together, addig ... amíg means something like for as long as ... until .... In this sentence, it sets up a limit:
- Addig keresi ... = He/She keeps looking ...
- amíg meg nem találja = until he/she finds it
Hungarian often likes this kind of paired structure, where the main clause has one word and the subordinate clause answers or completes it.
Why is there nem in amíg meg nem találja if the sentence is not negative?