Hungarian language, T-V distinction

by Don  

Many languages have forms of ‘you’ that differ in politeness or relational closeness. That is, you use one form of ‘you’ when talking to a stranger on the street, and another form when talking to your child. So when I saw that Hungarian had te and ön, it seemed perfectly familiar and seemed to parallel Spanish nicely. But it turns out Hungarian is way more complicated than that, much too complicated for a first trip. If you are interested in the details, see the Wikipedia summary.

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