Meg tudja mondani, melyik peronról indul ez a járat?

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Breakdown of Meg tudja mondani, melyik peronról indul ez a járat?

• tudni: to be able to
• melyik: which
• -ról: from

Questions & Answers about Meg tudja mondani, melyik peronról indul ez a járat?

Why does the sentence start with Meg tudja mondani? Does it literally mean can you tell?

Yes. Meg tudja mondani means can you tell (me) in a polite/formal way.

• tudja = you can / you know how to (formal you, or he/she depending on context)
• mondani = to say / to tell
• meg is a verbal prefix that often makes the action feel complete or successfully carried out

So Meg tudja mondani...? is a very common polite way to ask for information, similar to:

• Could you tell me...?
• Can you tell me...?

Without meg, the sentence would sound less natural here.

Why is it tudja and not tudsz?

Because tudja is the formal form of you here.

Hungarian has informal and formal ways to say you:

• tudsz = you can (informal, singular)
• tudja = you can (formal, singular; literally the same form as he/she can)

So this sentence is polite, appropriate for asking a stranger, station staff, or an older person:

• Meg tudja mondani...? = formal/polite
• Meg tudod mondani...? = informal