mert and miért
Posted: 2007-02-25, 17:40
Hi everyone,
I know that "mert" means "because" and "miért" means "why". My question is the following: can you Hungarian speakers (still) clearly recognize two parts (namely "m" + "ert") in "mert", as you do in "miuta'n", "mialatt" or "miko"zben"?
Do you consider the "-ert" ending in "mert" the same as the "-ért" ending in "miért", although their "e" sounds differ?
Do you think it's plausible to say that "miért" and "mert" were originally the same thing (morphologically), and later "mert" underwent some phonological changes?
Thank you
Giorgio
I know that "mert" means "because" and "miért" means "why". My question is the following: can you Hungarian speakers (still) clearly recognize two parts (namely "m" + "ert") in "mert", as you do in "miuta'n", "mialatt" or "miko"zben"?
Do you consider the "-ert" ending in "mert" the same as the "-ért" ending in "miért", although their "e" sounds differ?
Do you think it's plausible to say that "miért" and "mert" were originally the same thing (morphologically), and later "mert" underwent some phonological changes?
Thank you
Giorgio