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56 [fifty-six]

Feelings

56 [ötvenhat]	Érzelmek

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The language of our ancestors

Modern languages can be analyzed by linguists. Various methods are used to do so. But how did people speak thousands of years ago? It is much more difficult to answer this question. Despite this, scientists have been busy researching for years. They would like to explore how people spoke earlier. In order to do this, they attempt to reconstruct ancient speech forms. American scientists have now made an exciting discovery. They analyzed more than 2,000 languages. In particular they analyzed the sentence structure of the languages. The results of their study were very interesting. About half of the languages had the S-O-V sentence structure. That is to say, the sentences are ordered by subject, object and verb. More than 700 languages follow the pattern S-V-O. And about 160 languages operate according to the V-S-O system. Only about 40 languages use the V-O-S pattern. 120 languages display a hybrid. On the other hand, O-V-S and O-S-V are distinctly rarer systems. The majority of the analyzed languages use the S-O-V principle. Persian, Japanese and Turkish are some examples. Most living languages follow the S-V-O pattern, however. This sentence structure dominates the Indo-European language family today. Researchers believe that the S-O-V model was used earlier. All languages are based on this system. But then the languages diverged. We don't yet know how that happened. However, the variation of sentence structures must have had a reason. Because in evolution, only that which has an advantage prevails…

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to feel like / want to	K_d_e v_n (_a_a_i_e_) Kedve van (valakinek) K____ v__ (__________ Kedve van (valakinek) _____ ___ ___________ Kedve van (valakinek)
We feel like. / We want to.	K_d_ü_k v_n (_a_a_i_e_. Kedvünk van (valamire). K______ v__ (__________ Kedvünk van (valamire). _______ ___ ___________ Kedvünk van (valamire).
We don’t feel like. / We do’t want to.	N_n_s k_d_ü_k_ Nincs kedvünk. N____ k_______ Nincs kedvünk. _____ ________ Nincs kedvünk.

to be afraid	F_l_i Félni F____ Félni _____ Félni
I’m afraid.	F_l_k_ Félek. F_____ Félek. ______ Félek.
I am not afraid.	N_m f_l_k_ Nem félek. N__ f_____ Nem félek. ___ ______ Nem félek.

to have time	I_e_e v_n (_a_a_i_e_, v_l_m_r_)_ a_a_ r_é_ Ideje van (valakinek, valamire), azaz ráér I____ v__ (__________ v_________ a___ r___ Ideje van (valakinek, valamire), azaz ráér _____ ___ ___________ __________ ____ ____ Ideje van (valakinek, valamire), azaz ráér
He has time.	V_n i_e_e_ Van ideje. V__ i_____ Van ideje. ___ ______ Van ideje.
He has no time.	N_n_s i_e_e_ Nincs ideje. N____ i_____ Nincs ideje. _____ ______ Nincs ideje.

to be bored	U_a_k_z_i Unatkozni U________ Unatkozni _________ Unatkozni
She is bored.	U_a_k_z_k_ Unatkozik. U_________ Unatkozik. __________ Unatkozik.
She is not bored.	N_m u_a_k_z_k_ Nem unatkozik. N__ u_________ Nem unatkozik. ___ __________ Nem unatkozik.

to be hungry	É_e_n_k l_n_i Éhesnek lenni É______ l____ Éhesnek lenni _______ _____ Éhesnek lenni
Are you hungry?	É_e_e_ v_g_t_k_ Éhesek vagytok? É_____ v_______ Éhesek vagytok? ______ ________ Éhesek vagytok?
Aren’t you hungry?	N_m v_g_t_k é_e_e_? Nem vagytok éhesek? N__ v______ é______ Nem vagytok éhesek? ___ _______ _______ Nem vagytok éhesek?

to be thirsty	S_o_j_s_a_ l_n_i Szomjasnak lenni S_________ l____ Szomjasnak lenni __________ _____ Szomjasnak lenni
They are thirsty.	Ő_ s_o_j_s_k_ Ők szomjasak. Ő_ s_________ Ők szomjasak. __ __________ Ők szomjasak.
They are not thirsty.	N_m s_o_j_s_k_ Nem szomjasak. N__ s_________ Nem szomjasak. ___ __________ Nem szomjasak.

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