A lakó is itt van.

to be

Breakdown of A lakó is itt van.

• itt: here
• is: also
• az: the

Questions & Answers about A lakó is itt van.

What does a mean here?

A is the definite article, like the in English.

• a lakó = the resident / the occupant
• Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
  • a before most consonants
  • az before vowels

So here it is a lakó, not az lakó, because lakó starts with a consonant.

What does lakó mean exactly?

Lakó means resident, inhabitant, or occupant, depending on context.

It comes from the verb lakni, meaning to live or to reside.

So lakó is basically someone who lives somewhere.

Examples:

• ház lakója = the resident of a house
• panellakó = apartment-block resident

In this sentence, lakó is a noun in the singular.

Why is is after lakó?

Because Hungarian is is a postpositive particle: it usually comes after the word it belongs to.

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