When you want to ask about the origin or starting point of something or someone, you use "honnan." It's like asking "from where" in English.
It helps you find out the place someone came from or the source of something. For example, if you want to know where a friend is from, you would use "honnan."
It's a really useful word for getting information about origins. You'll hear and use it often in everyday conversations.
Wichtige Grammatik
The interrogative adverb 'honnan' is used to ask about the origin or starting point of something or someone. It always refers to a place.
Honnan jössz? (Where are you coming from?)
When answering a 'honnan' question, you typically use a noun with the -ról/-ről suffix, which means 'from' a surface, or -ból/-ből meaning 'from' inside.
Budapestről jövök. (I am coming from Budapest.) A házból jön. (He/She is coming from the house.)
Unlike 'hol' (where) or 'hova' (where to), 'honnan' specifically focuses on the direction *from* a place.
Hol vagy? (Where are you?) Hova mész? (Where are you going?) Honnan jössz? (Where are you coming from?)
The 'honnan' word can also be used figuratively to ask about the source of information or ideas.
Honnan tudod ezt? (How do you know this? / Where did you get this information from?)
'Honnan' is an invariable word, meaning it does not change its form based on person, number, or tense.
Honnan jöttetek? (Where did you all come from?) Honnan jött? (Where did he/she come from?)
Beispiele nach Niveau
Honnan jössz?
Where are you coming from?
A common introductory question.
Nem tudom, honnan származik ez az információ.
I don't know where this information comes from.
Used in a more complex sentence structure.
Honnan ismered őt?
How do you know him/her? (Literally: From where do you know him/her?)
The 'honnan' here implies the source of acquaintance.
Kitalálod, honnan van ez a könyv?
Can you guess where this book is from?
Used with an interrogative verb.
Honnan tudtad, hogy itt vagyok?
How did you know I was here? (Literally: From where did you know...)
Similar to the previous example, implying the source of knowledge.
Fogalmam sincs, honnan jött az ötlet.
I have no idea where the idea came from.
Part of a longer, more abstract statement.
Mutasd meg, honnan vetted a jegyeket!
Show me where you bought the tickets!
Used in an imperative sentence.
Honnan szerezted be ezt a ritka bélyeget?
Where did you get this rare stamp from?
Used with the verb 'beszerez' (to acquire/obtain).
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Listen for 'Honnan'
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Honnan jössz?
Focus: Hon-nan
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Honnan vagy te?
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Honnan valók ők?
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Choose the correct question: 'Where are you from?'
'Honnan' means 'where from', and 'jössz' is the informal 'you come'.
Which sentence means 'She knows where it's from.'?
'Tudja' is 'she knows', 'honnan' is 'where from', and 'van' is 'it is'.
Select the best translation for 'From where did you get this book?'
'Honnan' indicates 'where from', and 'szerezted' is the past tense of 'you acquired'.
The sentence 'Honnan jössz?' asks 'Where are you going?'
'Honnan jössz?' means 'Where are you from?' or 'Where do you come from?' not 'Where are you going?'.
You can use 'honnan' to ask about the origin of an object.
'Honnan' is correctly used to inquire about the origin or source of something, including objects.
'Honnan tudod?' means 'How do you know?'
While 'honnan' literally means 'where from', in this idiomatic expression, 'Honnan tudod?' translates to 'How do you know?' (literally, 'From where do you know it?').
Where do you know my name from?
Where is this strange noise coming from?
Where does this old map originate from?
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Honnan jössz te?
Focus: Honnan jössz te?
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Honnan vetted ezt a szép könyvet?
Focus: Honnan vetted ezt a szép könyvet?
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Read this aloud:
Honnan tudja, hogy van egy testvérem?
Focus: Honnan tudja, hogy van egy testvérem?
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