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Accusative

The ending for the accusative is -t, which is for direct objects.

I would like an egg.
Kérek tojást.

-noun ends in a or e lengthen to á or é and add a t

anya, anyát
csésze, csészét

-for nouns ending in other vowels add -t

hajó, hajót
fiú, fiút

-nouns ending in r, l, ny, n, j, ly, s, sz, z, zs add -t

papír, papírt
lany, lanyt

-nouns eending in other consonants add o-e-ö

nap, napot
bőrönd, bőröndöt
zöldség, zöldséget

Quantity

Use the singular after all expressions of quantity. Fruits and vegetable normally take the singular too.

Future

Thee future version of van is lesz and the infinitive is lenni.

Two and Small

Two and small have two forms. If they precede thee noun use két or kis, if not use kettő or kicsi.

This car is small.
Ez a kocsi kicsi.

This is a small car.
Ez kis kocsi.