Word
Most be kell mennem a tanterembe.
Meaning
I have to go into the classroom now.
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Questions & Answers about Most be kell mennem a tanterembe.
Why does most mean now? It looks like the English word most.
In Hungarian, most means now or at this moment.
It is a completely different word from the English most, even though it looks the same in writing.
So:
- Most be kell mennem... = Now I have to go...
A learner should just memorize most = now.
What is the role of be in be kell mennem?
Be is a verbal prefix. Here it means in / into.
With the verb menni (to go), the full idea is bemegni = to go in / to enter.
But in this sentence, the prefix is separated:
- be kell mennem
This is very common in Hungarian. Verbal prefixes often move away from the verb when another element, such as kell, is involved.
So:
- bemegyek = I go in / I am going in
- be kell mennem = I have to go in
Literally, be kell mennem is something like in must I-go.
Why is it kell mennem and not kell menni?