Mehetek most a tanterembe, vagy még várnom kell?

Mehetek is the 1st person singular form of mehet, built from the verb menni (to go).

In this sentence, mehetek? usually means May I go? / Am I allowed to go? rather than simply Can I go? in the physical-ability sense.

The ending -hetek / -hatok is often used to express:

• permission
• possibility
• sometimes ability, depending on context

So mehetek most... ? is basically asking for permission: Can I go now...?

Hungarian verbs often change their stem in conjugation.

The dictionary form is menni (to go), but one common finite stem is megy-.
With the possibility/permission suffix, this becomes meh-, so:

• menni = to go
• megyek = I go
• mehetek = I may/can go

This is just something you learn as part of the verb’s pattern. It is not completely predictable from the infinitive alone, so learners usually memorize menni – megyek – mehetek together.

Hungarian usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows the subject.

Here:

• mehetek = I may/can go
• várnom = for me to wait / my waiting
• kell = is necessary / must

So even without én (I), the sentence clearly refers to I.

You could add én for emphasis, but it is normally unnecessary:

• Én mehetek most a tanterembe...? = Can I go into the classroom now...?

This part means into the classroom.

It has two pieces:

• a = the
• tanterembe = into the classroom

The noun is tanterem (classroom), and the ending -be means into.

So:

• tanterem = classroom
• a tanterem = the classroom
• a tanterembe = into the classroom

Hungarian often expresses meanings like into, in, from, to, etc. with case endings rather than separate prepositions.

Because Hungarian adds case endings directly to the noun.

Here:

• base noun: tanterem
• illative ending: -be (into)

Together:

• tanterem + be = tanterembe

This is normal Hungarian spelling and pronunciation. The article a stays separate:

• a tanterembe

So the whole phrase is literally something like the classroom-into.

The endings express different location meanings:

• -be = into
• -ben = in

So:

• a tanterembe = into the classroom
• a tanteremben = in the classroom

In your sentence, mehetek most a tanterembe? asks about entering the room, so -be is the correct ending.

Most means now.

In this sentence, it modifies the question:
Mehetek most a tanterembe...? = Can I go into the classroom now...?

Hungarian word order is flexible, and moving most can change emphasis slightly. For example:

• Mehetek most a tanterembe?
  Neutral: Can I go into the classroom now?

• Most mehetek a tanterembe?
  Stronger focus on now: Is it now that I can go into the classroom?

The original order is very natural.

Vagy means or.

It connects the two alternatives:

• Mehetek most a tanterembe
• még várnom kell

So the whole structure is: Can I go into the classroom now, or do I still have to wait?

Here még means still.

So:

• még várnom kell = I still have to wait

It suggests that the waiting period has not ended yet.

Depending on context, még can also mean things like:

• yet
• even
• more

But in this sentence, still is the natural interpretation.

Because Hungarian often uses a special structure when the person who must do something is specified.

• kell várni = one must wait / it is necessary to wait
• várnom kell = I must wait
• várnod kell = you must wait
• várnia kell = he/she must wait

So várnom kell is the natural way to say I have to wait.

This structure is very common in Hungarian:

• mennem kell = I have to go
• maradnom kell = I have to stay
• tanulnom kell = I have to study

It comes from the infinitive várni (to wait) plus a personal ending.

Very roughly:

• várni = to wait
• remove -i
• add the personal ending for I: -om / -em / -öm depending on vowel harmony and stem type

So:

• várni → várnom

This form means something like for me to wait.

Then with kell:

• várnom kell = I have to wait

This construction is not exactly the same as English grammar, so it is best learned as a pattern:

• infinitive + personal ending + kell

No, kell does not change here.

The person is shown on the infinitive-like form:

• várnom kell = I have to wait
• várnod kell = you have to wait
• várnia kell = he/she has to wait
• várnunk kell = we have to wait

So the personal information is carried by várnom / várnod / várnia, while kell stays the same.

Yes. Hungarian yes/no questions do not need an auxiliary like English do or can.

A sentence can become a question mainly through:

• intonation in speech
• a question mark in writing
• sometimes word order or context

So:

• Mehetek most a tanterembe. = statement
• Mehetek most a tanterembe? = question

This is very normal in Hungarian.

Yes, absolutely.

Bemehetek means something like May I go in / enter? The prefix be- adds the idea of going inward.

So these are both natural:

• Mehetek most a tanterembe?
• Bemehetek most a tanterembe?

The version with be- can feel a bit more explicitly like entering, while mehetek a tanterembe already implies going into the classroom because of -be on tanterem.

Yes.

• Mehetek...? = May I go? / Can I go?
  This is very natural and common.

• Szabad bemennem? / Szabad bemenni? = Am I allowed to go in?
  This sounds a bit more explicitly about permission.

So:

• Mehetek most a tanterembe? sounds natural and conversational.
• Szabad most bemennem a tanterembe? is also possible, but it focuses even more directly on permission.

For learners, mehetek? is a very useful everyday pattern.