A figyelem nagyon fontos.

very

Breakdown of A figyelem nagyon fontos.

• fontos: important
• az: the
• figyelem: attention

Questions & Answers about A figyelem nagyon fontos.

Why does the sentence start with A? Does it mean a or the?

In Hungarian, a is the definite article, so here it means the, not English a/an.

• a is used before most consonant sounds
• az is used before vowel sounds

So:

• a figyelem = the attention
• az ember = the person / the human

In a sentence like this, Hungarian often uses the definite article with abstract nouns more naturally than English does, so A figyelem nagyon fontos is perfectly normal.

What does figyelem mean exactly?

Figyelem most commonly means attention.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• paying attention
• attentiveness
• notice or awareness

You may also see it in expressions such as:

• Figyelem! = Attention! / Warning!
• figyelni = to pay attention / to watch / to observe

So in this sentence, figyelem is a noun meaning attention.

Where is the verb? Why isn’t there a word for is?