A pultnál megkérdezem, mennyibe kerül a sajt.

At the counter I ask how much the cheese costs.

Breakdown of A pultnál megkérdezem, mennyibe kerül a sajt.

• én: I
• -nál: at
• sajt: the cheese
• megkérdezni: to ask

Questions & Answers about A pultnál megkérdezem, mennyibe kerül a sajt.

What does A pultnál mean, and why does pult become pultnál?

A pultnál means at the counter.

The ending -nál / -nél is a case ending meaning at, by, or near something.

• pult = counter
• pultnál = at the counter

The choice between -nál and -nél depends on vowel harmony. Since pult has back vowels, it takes -nál.

Also, a here means the, so:

• a pultnál = at the counter / at the checkout counter

Why is there a before pultnál and also before sajt?

Hungarian uses definite articles much like English uses the.

• a pultnál = at the counter
• a sajt = the cheese

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since pultnál and sajt both begin with consonants, the article is a.

What does megkérdezem mean exactly?