Article needed?

[molla222]

Hi there,

do I need an article in the following sentence:

He thinks that the Hungarians need more money.

I guess it´s not needed.

Thank you!

[RonBee]

He thinks Hungarians need more money = he thinks Hungarians (in general) need more money

He thinks the Hungarians need more money = he thinks the Hungarians (a specific group of people) need more money

~R

[2006]

It depends on the context.

If you are just talking about (all of the) Hungarians, you don't need "the". "He thinks that Hungarians need more money."

If, for example, you have been talking about a group of Hungarians, a group of Ukrainians and a group of Germans and you want to say something about the group of Hungarians, you need "the". "He thinks that the Hungarians need more money."