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The Accusative Case: -t for the Direct Object (Kit? Mit?)

In Hungarian, the accusative case marks the direct object of an action. It answers Kit? (Whom?) and Mit? (What?). It is formed by adding -t to the word stem. Depending on the final sound and vowel harmony, a linking vowel may appear before -t: -ot, -at, -et, -öt.

How to add the ending:

Stem type	Ending	Examples	English meaning
Ends in a vowel	-t; short -a/-e lengthen to -á/-é	autó -> autót, csésze -> csészét	car, cup as object
Back-vowel words	-ot / -at	asztal -> asztalt, ház -> házat	table, house as object
Front-vowel words	-et	szék -> széket, gyerek -> gyereket	chair, child as object
Rounded front-vowel words	-öt	gyümölcs -> gyümölcsöt	fruit as object

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Reading Practice

• A fiú rajzol egy autót. [The boy is drawing a car.]
• Az utas kér egy villamosjegyet. [The passenger asks for a tram ticket.]
• Kérek egy üveg bort. [I would like a bottle of wine.]
• Anna kenyeret, tejet és vajat vesz a boltban. [Anna buys bread, milk, and butter at the store.]
• A lányok nézik a filmet. [The girls are watching the movie.]