Az állomáson megnézem a menetrendet, mielőtt felmegyek a peronra.

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Breakdown of Az állomáson megnézem a menetrendet, mielőtt felmegyek a peronra.

• mielőtt: before
• -ra: to
• megnézni: to check

Questions & Answers about Az állomáson megnézem a menetrendet, mielőtt felmegyek a peronra.

Why is it az állomáson and not just az állomás?

Because Hungarian usually marks location with a case ending instead of using a separate preposition like at or in.

• állomás = station
• állomáson = at the station / on the station premises

The ending -on here is a location ending. So az állomáson means at the station.

Also, the article is az rather than a because állomás begins with a vowel sound.

Why does állomáson use -on?

The ending -on/-en/-ön is one of Hungarian’s location cases, often called the superessive. It can mean something like on or sometimes at, depending on the noun.

With places like állomás (station), Hungarian idiomatically uses this ending:

• az állomáson = at the station

This is something learners often just need to get used to, because it does not always match English literally. Hungarian chooses location endings based on its own patterns, not on English prepositions.

Why is it megnézem instead of nézem?