A címke új.

Here a means the.

Hungarian has two articles:

• a / az = the
• egy = a / an

So A címke új. means The label is new.

Why a and not az?
Because címke begins with a consonant sound, so Hungarian uses a. Before vowel sounds, it uses az.

For example:

• a címke = the label
• az alma = the apple

Címke usually means label, tag, or sometimes sticker, depending on context.

It can refer to:

• a clothing tag
• a product label
• a name tag
• a sticker-like label

So the exact English word may vary a little by situation, but label is the basic meaning.

In this sentence, új comes after the noun because it is part of the predicate:

• A címke új. = The label is new.

This is different from:

• az új címke = the new label

So:

• noun + adjective can mean The noun is adjective
• adjective + noun means the adjective directly modifies the noun

Compare:

• A címke új. = The label is new.
• Az új címke = The new label

Hungarian often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense, third person.

So:

• A címke új. literally looks like The label new
• but it means The label is new

This happens with he/she/it and they in the present tense.

Examples:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• A könyvek érdekesek. = The books are interesting.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Én új vagyok. = I am new.
• Te új vagy. = You are new.

No, not in this kind of basic sentence.

In A címke új., the adjective új stays the same. Hungarian adjectives do not agree with nouns in gender, and Hungarian has no grammatical gender like masculine/feminine/neuter.

So you do not need to change új based on the noun’s gender, because Hungarian nouns do not have grammatical gender at all.

However, adjectives can take plural marking in some predicate situations:

• A címke új. = The label is new.
• A címkék újak. = The labels are new.

So the adjective can reflect plurality in predicate position.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

• A ≈ short aw
• címke ≈ TSEEM-keh
• új ≈ something like oo-y

A few helpful details:

• c in Hungarian is always like ts
• í is a long ee
• é/á/í/ó/ú/ű/ő are long vowels in Hungarian
• j sounds like English y

So címke is roughly TSEEM-keh, and új is close to ooy or oo-y.

The sentence stress in Hungarian usually falls on the first syllable of each word:

• A CÍM-ke ÚJ

The accent marks are important. In Hungarian, they are not optional.

They usually show vowel quality and/or length:

• i vs í
• u vs ú

So:

• címke has í, a long vowel
• új has ú, also a long vowel

If you leave the accents off, the word may become incorrect or even change meaning in other cases. When writing Hungarian, it is important to include them.

Yes, absolutely. It is a perfectly normal, complete sentence.

Hungarian allows very short sentences like this, especially when describing something:

• A könyv érdekes. = The book is interesting.
• Az ajtó nyitva. = The door is open.
• A címke új. = The label is new.

Even though there is no written is, the sentence is fully grammatical.

You would usually say:

Egy címke új.

Here:

• egy = a / an
• címke = label
• új = new

However, whether egy sounds natural depends on context. In many situations, Hungarian may prefer a different wording depending on what you are emphasizing. But grammatically, Egy címke új. is the straightforward equivalent of A label is new.

You would say:

A címkék újak. = The labels are new.

Changes:

• címke → címkék = labels
• új → újak = new (plural predicate adjective)

So in a predicate sentence like this, the adjective usually also shows plural:

• A címke új. = The label is new.
• A címkék újak. = The labels are new.

Yes, but the basic neutral order here is:

A címke új.

If you change the order, you may change the emphasis.

For example:

• Új a címke. can sound like It’s the label that is new or The label is new with emphasis on new

Hungarian word order is often influenced by focus and emphasis, not just grammar. So while A címke új. is the most neutral version, other orders are possible in the right context.

A useful thing to notice is that címke ends in -e, which is just part of the noun stem here. It is not the article, and it is not a separate ending meaning the.

The noun itself is:

• címke = label

With the article:

• a címke = the label

And in plural:

• címkék = labels

So learners should not try to split címke into smaller meaningful pieces in this sentence. Here it is simply the dictionary form of the noun.