A1

Vowel Harmony

Magánhangzó-harmónia

About this concept

Suffixes change based on front/back vowels in the root word. Back vowels (a, á, o, ó, u, ú) take back suffixes, front vowels (e, é, i, í, ö, ő, ü, ű) take front suffixes.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

házban (in the house)back vowel → -ban
kertben (in the garden)front vowel → -ben
tükörben (in the mirror)front rounded → -ben
asztalon (on the table)back vowel → -on

Concepts that build on this

Present Indefinite ConjugationA1Basic Location CasesA1Possessive SuffixesA2Word FormationC1Plural FormationA1

More A1 concepts

Subject PronounsSzemélyes Névmások (Alany)Verb 'Lenni' (To Be)A 'Lenni' IgeDefinite vs Indefinite ConjugationHatározott és Határozatlan Ragozás (Bevezető)Present Indefinite ConjugationJelen Idő Határozatlan RagozásIntroduction to CasesEsetragok Bevezetése

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