Breakdown of Az önkéntesek összegyűjtik az üveghulladékot.
az
the
üveghulladék
glass waste
önkéntes
a volunteer
összegyűjteni
to collect or gather together
Questions & Answers about Az önkéntesek összegyűjtik az üveghulladékot.
Why is az used twice, and why is it az instead of a?
Az is the Hungarian definite article, so it means the.
It appears twice because both the subject and the object are definite:
- az önkéntesek = the volunteers
- az üveghulladékot = the glass waste
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
Since önkéntesek begins with ö and üveghulladékot begins with ü, the correct form is az in both places.
How do I know that önkéntesek is plural?
The singular form is önkéntes, meaning volunteer.
The ending -ek makes it plural here:
- önkéntes = volunteer
- önkéntesek = volunteers
Hungarian has several plural endings, and -k is the core plural marker. The vowel before it can vary depending on vowel harmony and pronunciation, so here you get -ek.
What does összegyűjtik mean exactly?