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Questions & Answers about Most haza kell mennem.
What does most mean here, and is it related to English most?
No. Hungarian most means now.
It is a very common false friend for English speakers, because it looks like English most, but it has a completely different meaning.
So in Most haza kell mennem, most tells you the action is happening now / at this moment.
Why is haza used instead of a word meaning home?
Haza specifically means to home / homeward, so it focuses on movement toward home.
Hungarian often distinguishes between:
- otthon = at home
- haza = homeward / to home
- itthon = at home here
- hazamegy = goes home
Because the sentence involves going somewhere, haza is the natural choice.
So:
- Otthon vagyok. = I am at home.
- Hazamegyek. = I am going home.
In your sentence, haza fits because the speaker is moving toward home.
Why is the sentence not simply Most kell menni haza?
Because Hungarian often expresses who must do something by attaching a personal ending to the infinitive.