Let’s play around with words now. I wrote the sentences below (however awkward they sound) to show you how stupid sentences you can say with homonyms. But not only homonyms. I also give the explanation where necessary.
A követ követ követ.
The ambassador is following a rock.
a követ = the ambassador > noun
kő = rock > accusative case = követ
követ = follows / is following > 3rd PS indefinite form
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Annyi vitamint eszem, hogy jól működjön az eszem.
I eat much vitamin so that my mind works well.
eszem = I eat / I’m eating
eszem = my mind > plural of ész
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Az állam intézkedéseitől leesik az állam.
The measures the state takes makes me drop my teeth.
Literally: Due to the measures of the state my chin falls.
állam = state > noun
állam = my chin > base word is áll = chin
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„Azt akarom, hogy légy légy!” –mondta a varázsló.
’I want that you be a fly’, the wizard said.
légy = be > imperative mood, 2nd PS indefinite form
légy = fly > noun (animal, not the verb)
English can do the same joke with bee: Be a bee. LOL
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A varázsló szavaira ott termett egy varázs ló.
On the wizard’s words a magic horse appeard.
varázsló = wizard > noun
varázs = magic > noun and adjective
ló = horse
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A vár mindig ott lesz és vár.
The castle will always be there waiting.
vár = castle > noun
vár = (he/she/it) waits > 3rd PS indefinite form
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A hegy hegye rendkívül hegyes.
The peak of the mountain is extremely sharp.
hegy = mountain; point, tip
hegyes = sharp, pointed
Actually the noun peak is csúcs, not hegy because hegy means the point of a knife or the tip of your nose. Everything for awkward sentences!
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A legyező a földre esett, a szolga is, így már nem legyez ő.
The fan fell to the ground, so did the servant, and so he will no longer fan.
legyező = fan > noun
legyez ő = he’s fanning
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Ha elkésel, megkésel.
If you’re late, he’ll stab you with a knife.
elkésel = you’re late > 2nd PS indefinite form of elkésik
megkésel = to stab sy with a knife > verb derived from kés = knife
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A szerelem úgy nyilvánul meg az autóm felé, hogy szerelem.
Love shows itself to my car by my repairing it.
szerelem = love > noun
szerelem = I repair > 1st PS indefinite form of szerel = to repair
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Ez a terem nem kert, így itt gyümölcs nem terem.
This room is not a garden, so no fruit grows in here.
terem = room
terem = grows / is growing (fruits, vegatables)
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Hová mész? Nekem kell az a vödör mész!
Where are you going? I need that bucket of whitewash.
mész = you’re going
mész = whitewash, lime
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-Holnap megmásszuk a hegyet! –Másszuk meg most!
-Tomorrow we’re going to climb the mountain. –Let’s climb it now.
másszuk = we climb / let’s climb
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A szám ötöst formál, ami egy szám.
My mouth forms five which is a number.
szám = my mouth > possessive form of száj
szám = number
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A fog akkor fog, ha egészséges.
The tooth grabs if it’s healthy.
fog = tooth
fog = to take, to grab
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A hatalom nem egyenlő a hat alommal.
Power is not the same as six litters.
hatalom = power, authority
hat alom = six litters
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A javítási ár attól függ, mekkora az ár.
The price of repair depends on how big the flood is.
ár = price; flood
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Az esernyő nem ugyanaz, mint a képernyő.
An umbrella is not the same as a screen.
esernyő = umbrella
képernyő = screen, display, monitor
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Tette tette őt tettessé!
His deed made him an offender.
tette = his deed > possessive form of tett = deed
tette = made > past tense of tesz
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Hogy mennyit ér az ép ér, csak akkor tudod meg, ha már nincs benned vér.
You only know how much a healthy vein is worth when there’s no blood in you anymore.
ér = vein
ér = is worth
By the way, ér also means these: brooklet, to reach
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-És ő mit mondott? –Azt, hogy…ő…már nem emlékszem.
-What did he say? –Well…erm… I don’t remember.
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Az idei év tele tele volt meglepetésekkel.
The winter of this year was full of surprises.
tele = the winter of > possessive form of tél
tele = full of
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Ősz volt, amikor észrevette, hogy ősz lett.
It was aumtumn when he realized he turned grey.
ősz = autumn
ősz = grey
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Hova lett az a kedves lett nő?
Where’s that nice Latvian woman gone?
lett = became (in this case: gone, disappeared)
lett = Lettish, Latvian
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A mentő a partra ment, mert ott valaki életet ment.
The ambulance went to the shore because someone is saving a life there.
ment = went > past tense of megy
ment = saves > 3rd PS indefinite form
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Ily remek íj már nem is létezik.
Such a great bow doesn’t exist anymore.
ily = such a
íj = bow
They’re not homonyms, but sound alike. The pronoun ily is an old form of ilyen.
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A lét a pénztől függ, szóval adj egy kis lét!
Existence depends on money, so give me some green stuff.
lét = existence
lét = sland for money > accusative case of lé
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Kora reggel aggódik a színésznő a kora miatt.
Early in the morning the actress is worried about her age.
kora = early > synonym for korán
kora = her age
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A ügyfél fél, hogy csak fél végkielégítést kap.
The client is afraid of only getting half severance pay.
ügyfél = client
fél = is afraid
fél = half
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Akkora a dugó, hogy egy dugó sem férne el a kocsik között.
The jam is so big that not even a stopper couldn’t have room between the cars.
dugó = traffic jam
dugó = stopper (for the bath-tub)
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A tér még tele van, mert a tömeg nem tér haza.
The square is still full because the crowd won’t return home.
tér = square
tér = to return
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A jobboldali kormány nem akarja balra tekerni a kormányt.
The right-wing government will not turn the steering wheel to the left.
kormány = government
kormány = steering wheel > accusative = kormányt
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Az ír férfi jól ír japánul.
The Irish man is good at writing in Japanese.
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A női nem gyakran az mondja: Nem!
The gentle sex often says: No!
nem = sex, gender, species
nem = no
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A nő összezárta a lábát, hogy a méh nem csípje meg a méhét.
The woman closed her legs so that the bee doesn’t sting her womb.
méh = bee
méh = womb > possessive in accusative = méhét