Ez a keret új.

this

Breakdown of Ez a keret új.

• új: new
• az: the
• keret: a frame or framework

Questions & Answers about Ez a keret új.

Why is there no word for is in Ez a keret új.?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are saying something like X is Y.

So:

• Ez a keret új. = This frame is new.
• literally: This frame new.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Új vagyok. = I am new.
• Új vagy. = You are new.

And in the past or future, the verb also appears:

• Ez a keret új volt. = This frame was new.

Why is it ez a keret and not just ez keret?

Hungarian normally uses a demonstrative like ez (this) together with the definite article before a noun.

So:

• ez a keret = this frame
• literally something like this the frame

This is standard Hungarian structure. English does not do this, but Hungarian does.

A similar example:

• ez a ház = this house
• az a könyv = that book

Why is the article a and not after ?