Hungarian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar [Paperback]

Miklos Torkenczy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0844283509 | ISBN-13: 978-0844283500 | Publication Date: September 11, 1997 | Edition: 1

This compact volume offers an integrated guide to both Hungarian verbs and the basics of grammar. All of the major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language are presented.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844283509
• ISBN-13: 978-0844283500
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent summary of Hungarian grammar, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: Hungarian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar (Paperback)

Excellent concise guide into some of the "why's" of the eccentricities of Hungarian Grammar, presented in such a way as to make memorization easy and fun. It's a pocket book that you can take anywhere, pick out on a train, and get a lot of Hungarian assimilation in as much or as little time as you have.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A complete, but high-level outline of Hungarian grammar, November 1, 2001

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This review is from: Hungarian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar (Paperback)

NTC's HUNGARIAN VERBS AND ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR is much like other books in the same series, giving of course first an explanation of verb conjugations and voices, and then an outline of grammar. This book is organized in a very logical way, and is very comprehensive.

However, as other reviews have shown, HUNGARIAN VERBS AND ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR is not for the beginner in the Hungarian language. This book is written as a reference guide for professional linguists or those who already speak the language. NTC also publishes a series of grammar guides geared towards students, but unfortunately there has yet to appear a Hungarian entry in that series.

Bottom line: if you're serious about Hungarian, HUNGARIAN VERBS AND ESSENTIALS OF GRAMMAR is worth buying. However, it provides only limited help to beginners because of its high-level style.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No, It's NOT Complete, Nor Is It High-Level, August 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hungarian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar (Paperback)

I couldn't disagree more with the previous reviewer, who criticizes this book for its alleged inaccessibility. As a beginning Hungarian student, I've been consulting this grammar from day one and have gotten quick answers to the questions raised by Teach Yourself Hungarian, which generally eschews the grammar approach. (I'll admit I have studied a number of foreign languages, but a person serious about Hungarian will need to learn some grammar early in the process or risk learning nothing at all.)

Torkenczy's book is clearly organized and concise. In fact, it is at times a bit too concise, leaving the reader with the impression that the writer has not explained the more subtle grammatical points of the Hungarian language. Nevertheless, for a BEGINNER (not the expert), the book is most practical. The EXPERT (not the beginner) would be better served by Hungarian: An Essential Grammar (Routledge Grammars) by Carol Rounds.