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en Past tense of modal verbs 1   »   hu Módbeli segédigék múlt ideje 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [nyolcvanhét]

Módbeli segédigék múlt ideje 1

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We had to water the flowers. M-- k--le-t---t-zn--k - vi--g---t. M-- k------ ö-------- a v--------- M-g k-l-e-t ö-t-z-ü-k a v-r-g-k-t- ---------------------------------- Meg kellett öntöznünk a virágokat. 0
We had to clean the apartment. A-laká-b---r--d-- -el--t--cs--------. A l------- r----- k------ c---------- A l-k-s-a- r-n-e- k-l-e-t c-i-á-n-n-. ------------------------------------- A lakásban rendet kellett csinálnunk. 0
We had to wash the dishes. E- -el--t--a- -d-n-e-e---os-g---u--. E- k------ a- e-------- m----------- E- k-l-e-t a- e-é-y-k-t m-s-g-t-u-k- ------------------------------------ El kellett az edényeket mosogatnunk. 0
Did you have to pay the bill? K- ke-l-t---iz----t-- - s-ám-át? K- k------ f--------- a s------- K- k-l-e-t f-z-t-e-e- a s-á-l-t- -------------------------------- Ki kellett fizetnetek a számlát? 0
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Kel--t--fi------ek -elép--? K------ f--------- b------- K-l-e-t f-z-t-e-e- b-l-p-t- --------------------------- Kellett fizetnetek belépőt? 0
Did you have to pay a fine? Kellett-fi--tn-te--b----t---? K------ f--------- b--------- K-l-e-t f-z-t-e-e- b-n-e-é-t- ----------------------------- Kellett fizetnetek büntetést? 0
Who had to say goodbye? Kin-- -e-let- -l-úc---n-a? K---- k------ e----------- K-n-k k-l-e-t e-b-c-ú-n-a- -------------------------- Kinek kellett elbúcsúznia? 0
Who had to go home early? K---k-kell-tt k---- -azamen--e? K---- k------ k---- h---------- K-n-k k-l-e-t k-r-n h-z-m-n-i-? ------------------------------- Kinek kellett korán hazamennie? 0
Who had to take the train? K--ek--e-let--v-n----l-m-nni-? K---- k------ v------- m------ K-n-k k-l-e-t v-n-t-a- m-n-i-? ------------------------------ Kinek kellett vonattal mennie? 0
We did not want to stay long. N-m-ak-------s-k-ig--a---n-. N-- a------- s----- m------- N-m a-a-t-n- s-k-i- m-r-d-i- ---------------------------- Nem akartunk sokáig maradni. 0
We did not want to drink anything. N-- ---rt--- sem-------i. N-- a------- s----- i---- N-m a-a-t-n- s-m-i- i-n-. ------------------------- Nem akartunk semmit inni. 0
We did not want to disturb you. N-m --a-t-nk-zavarni. N-- a------- z------- N-m a-a-t-n- z-v-r-i- --------------------- Nem akartunk zavarni. 0
I just wanted to make a call. É-p---t-l--o-á----a--r-a-. É---- t---------- a------- É-p-n t-l-f-n-l-i a-a-t-m- -------------------------- Éppen telefonálni akartam. 0
I just wanted to call a taxi. E-- -a-i- akarta-----ni. E-- t---- a------ h----- E-y t-x-t a-a-t-m h-v-i- ------------------------ Egy taxit akartam hívni. 0
Actually I wanted to drive home. Ug------h-z--a-arta----n--. U------ h--- a------ m----- U-y-n-s h-z- a-a-t-m m-n-i- --------------------------- Ugyanis haza akartam menni. 0
I thought you wanted to call your wife. A-t----te-------d--tam---el-----tad---vn--a-f-l------et. A-- h----- / G--------- f-- a------ h---- a f----------- A-t h-t-e- / G-n-o-t-m- f-l a-a-t-d h-v-i a f-l-s-g-d-t- -------------------------------------------------------- Azt hittem / Gondoltam, fel akartad hívni a feleségedet. 0
I thought you wanted to call information. Az- h-tte--/--o--ol--m- --l -ka-tad hív-- ---u--k-z--. A-- h----- / G--------- f-- a------ h---- a t--------- A-t h-t-e- / G-n-o-t-m- f-l a-a-t-d h-v-i a t-d-k-z-t- ------------------------------------------------------ Azt hittem / Gondoltam, fel akartad hívni a tudakozót. 0
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Azt h---e--/ G---o-t--,--gy-pi-zá- a-a-tál-----eln-. A-- h----- / G--------- e-- p----- a------ r-------- A-t h-t-e- / G-n-o-t-m- e-y p-z-á- a-a-t-l r-n-e-n-. ---------------------------------------------------- Azt hittem / Gondoltam, egy pizzát akartál rendelni. 0

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…