Questions & Answers about A konténer tele van.
What does a mean in A konténer tele van?
A is the definite article, so it means the.
- a konténer = the container
- Hungarian has two articles:
- a / az = the
- egy = a / an
Here, a is used because the sentence is talking about a specific container.
Why is it a and not az?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a word beginning with a consonant
- az before a word beginning with a vowel
Since konténer begins with k, you use a:
- a konténer
- but az autó = the car
Is konténer basically the same word as English container?
Yes. Konténer is a loanword and means container / dumpster / shipping container, depending on context.
Its pronunciation is Hungarian, though. Roughly:
- konténer ≈ KON-tay-ner
A few pronunciation notes:
- stress is on the first syllable: KONténer
- é is a long vowel, like ay in say, but pure and longer
- the final e is pronounced, not silent