Breakdown of Az egészségügyi hulladék külön van.
lenni
to be
az
the
külön
separately
hulladék
waste; discarded material
Questions & Answers about Az egészségügyi hulladék külön van.
What does each word in Az egészségügyi hulladék külön van mean?
A word-for-word breakdown is:
- az = the
- egészségügyi = medical / healthcare-related
- hulladék = waste
- külön = separate / apart / separately
- van = is
So the sentence is literally something like The medical waste is separate or The medical waste is apart.
In real usage, it often implies medical waste is kept separate.
Why is it az and not a?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
Since egészségügyi starts with the vowel e, the correct article is az.
So:
- a hulladék = the waste
- az egészségügyi hulladék = the medical waste
Does egészségügyi mean healthy?