Az önkéntes itt van.

to be

Breakdown of Az önkéntes itt van.

• itt: here
• az: the
• önkéntes: a volunteer

Questions & Answers about Az önkéntes itt van.

Why is it az and not a?

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Since önkéntes begins with ö, which is a vowel, you use az:

• az önkéntes = the volunteer

Compare:

• a tanár = the teacher
• az orvos = the doctor

At the start of the sentence it is capitalized: Az.

What does önkéntes mean exactly?

Önkéntes means volunteer.

It can be used as:

• a noun: an/the volunteer
• sometimes also an adjective in other contexts: voluntary

In this sentence, it is clearly a noun:

• Az önkéntes = the volunteer

Why is there no separate word for he/she?

Hungarian often does not use subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

In this sentence, the subject is already named:

• Az önkéntes = the volunteer