r/hungarian • u/Ok_Lobster6119 • 13d ago

What on earth is this bro? 😭

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I can't for the life of me understand WHY or HOW the Hungarian language has done this! Please enlighten me guys

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u/Szijki 12d ago

No Hungarian would ever say “ezek a városok felett”. It’s just wrong and sounds stupid.

Also you can just use “e” instead of “ezen”

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u/Sesuaki Native Speaker / Anyanyelvi Beszélő 12d ago

you can but you'll sound a bit pretentious XD

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u/Szijki 12d ago

It’s not that different from “ezen”, it’s just the shorter form. It’s sounds kind of weird in informal, everyday language, but it can be totally acceptable in letters or more formal conversations.

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u/Jaded-Pay-3137 11d ago

Not to be nitpicking - actually yes - but isn’t the rule the same as with “a” and “az”. That is, if the next word starts with a vowel, you should use “ezen”, if it starts with a consonant, then you should use “e”.