Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Reggel hatkor felkelek.
I get up at six in the morning.
Leülök a székre.
I sit down on the chair.
Mikor jön vissza a barátod?
When is your friend coming back?
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
More verbal prefixes: fel- (up), le- (down), vissza- (back), össze- (together).
Examples: felkel (get up), leül (sit down), visszajön (come back), összegyűjt (collect together).
Prefixes separate in negation and question: Felkelt? → Kelt fel?
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesFailing to separate the verbal prefix in questions or negation (e.g., 'nem felkeltem' instead of 'nem keltem fel').
Confusing directional prefixes, e.g., using fel- (up) instead of le- (down) for a downward action.
Reggel hatkor felkelek.
I get up at six in the morning.
'Felkel' = fel (up) + kel (rise). The prefix stays attached in simple statement.
Leülök a székre.
I sit down on the chair.
'Leül' = le (down) + ül (sit). Indicates the downward motion of sitting.
Mikor jön vissza a barátod?
When is your friend coming back?
In questions, the prefix 'vissza' separates from the verb: 'vissza...jön'.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises