Word
Óra után a boltban kézbe veszek egy kosarat, mert sok mindent akarok venni.
Meaning
After class, in the shop I take a basket in my hand, because I want to buy many things.
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sentence
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Breakdown of Óra után a boltban kézbe veszek egy kosarat, mert sok mindent akarok venni.
egy
a
venni
to buy
-ban
in
akarni
to want
Questions & Answers about Óra után a boltban kézbe veszek egy kosarat, mert sok mindent akarok venni.
Why does the sentence start with Óra után?
Óra után means after class or after the lesson.
Hungarian often puts a time expression near the beginning of the sentence to set the scene first. So the sentence starts by telling you when this happens.
- óra = class, lesson, hour
- után = after
So Óra után literally means after class.
There is nothing unusual or emphatic here; it is just a very natural way to begin a sentence in Hungarian.
Why is it óra után and not az óra után?
Both can be possible in Hungarian, but they are not exactly the same in feel.
- óra után = after class, after lesson, more general or routine
- az óra után = after the class / after that specific lesson
In this sentence, óra után sounds like part of a normal routine: after class, I go to the shop and pick up a basket. Hungarian often leaves out the article in these kinds of everyday time expressions.
What does a boltban mean, and why does it end in -ban?