Breakdown of Annak ellenére, hogy nehéz, fontos a szelektív hulladékgyűjtés.
fontos
important
az
the
nehéz
difficult
szelektív hulladékgyűjtés
selective waste collection; recycling collection
Questions & Answers about Annak ellenére, hogy nehéz, fontos a szelektív hulladékgyűjtés.
What does annak ellenére, hogy mean as a whole?
It means although, even though, or more literally despite the fact that.
In this sentence:
- Annak ellenére, hogy nehéz, fontos a szelektív hulladékgyűjtés.
the part annak ellenére, hogy nehéz introduces a contrast:
- Even though it is difficult...
- Although it is difficult...
This is a very common Hungarian pattern.
Why is it annak ellenére and not just ellenére?
Because ellenére is a postposition that normally goes with a noun or pronoun.
So Hungarian says something like:
- valami ellenére = despite something
- annak ellenére = despite that
Then hogy introduces the clause that explains what that refers to:
- annak ellenére, hogy nehéz = despite the fact that it is difficult
So the structure is:
- annak = of that / that
- ellenére = despite / in spite of
- hogy = that
As a unit, it functions like although.
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