Visszahozzuk az evezőt.

It has two main parts:

• vissza = back
• hozzuk = we bring it

So visszahozzuk literally means we bring back (it).

The full sentence includes the object:

• az evezőt = the oar / the paddle (as the thing being brought back)

So the whole sentence is literally something like We bring back the oar.

In Hungarian, words like vissza often act as verbal prefixes. They modify the meaning of the verb, much like back, up, out, etc. in English phrasal verbs.

• hozni = to bring
• visszahozni = to bring back

In a neutral statement, the prefix usually stands directly before the verb, so you get:

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt.

But this prefix can separate in other sentence types, for example with negation or focus.

The base verb is hozni, which means to bring.

In this sentence, it appears as hozzuk, which is a conjugated form of hozni.

Related forms:

• hozni = to bring
• hoz = he/she/it brings
• hozok = I bring
• hozzuk = we bring it / we bring the definite object

The spelling looks a little irregular because hozni is not a perfectly regular verb.

This is because of Hungarian sound and spelling patterns.

The stem is hoz-, and when the ending -juk is added, the z + j combination becomes zz in spelling:

• hoz + juk -> hozzuk

So hozzuk is the normal correct form.

This is something you mostly just learn as part of the verb’s conjugation pattern.

Because the sentence uses the definite conjugation.

Hungarian verbs are conjugated in two main ways:

• indefinite conjugation: when there is no specific definite object
• definite conjugation: when the object is definite

Here the object is az evezőt = the oar/paddle, which is definite because of az (the).

So Hungarian uses the definite verb form:

• hozzuk = we bring it / we bring the specific thing

If the object were indefinite, the verb form would be different.

The article az means the, so it marks the noun as definite.

• egy evezőt = an oar / a paddle → indefinite
• az evezőt = the oar / the paddle → definite

Because the object is definite, the verb also changes to the definite conjugation: hozzuk.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

Use az before words beginning with a vowel sound, and a before words beginning with a consonant sound.

Since evezőt begins with e, a vowel, the correct form is:

• az evezőt

Compare:

• a könyvet = the book
• az evezőt = the oar/paddle

Because it is in the accusative case, which marks the direct object.

The base noun is:

• evező = oar / paddle

As the direct object of the verb, it takes accusative -t:

• evező + t -> evezőt

So az evezőt means the oar/paddle as the thing being brought back.

It can refer to an implement used for rowing or paddling, and depending on context English might translate it as oar or paddle.

In many learning contexts, either translation may be given, but the exact best choice depends on the situation:

• rowing boat -> oar
• canoe/kayak type context -> paddle

So the Hungarian word may cover slightly different English choices depending on context.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt.

is a normal, neutral way to say it.

But Hungarian can move elements around for emphasis or topic:

• Az evezőt visszahozzuk. = As for the oar, we are bringing it back.
• Visszahozzuk az evezőt. = neutral statement

So word order is not only about grammar; it also expresses emphasis and information structure.

Yes. Hungarian verbal prefixes often separate from the verb in certain contexts, especially with:

• negation
• focus
• some sentence structures

Examples:

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt. = We bring back the oar.
• Nem hozzuk vissza az evezőt. = We do not bring back the oar.
• Az evezőt hozzuk vissza. = It is the oar that we bring back.

So in your sentence, vissza is attached because the sentence is neutral and affirmative.

Hungarian distinguishes between bringing and taking more clearly, much like English does.

• hozni = to bring (toward the speaker or reference point)
• vinni = to take / carry away (away from the speaker or reference point)

So:

• visszahozzuk = we bring it back
• visszavisszük or more naturally visszük with context = we take it back

The choice depends on direction relative to the speaker or the place being treated as the reference point.

It is first person plural:

• we

So visszahozzuk means we bring back ...

More exactly, because of the definite conjugation, it means something like:

• we bring it back
• we bring back the specific object

Yes. Visszahozzuk az evezőt is in the present tense.

Depending on context, Hungarian present tense can also sometimes translate naturally into English as a future action, especially if the context makes that clear:

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt.
  could mean We are bringing back the oar or We’ll bring back the oar, depending on situation.

But grammatically, the form itself is present tense.

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• VEES-saw-hoz-zook awz EH-veh-zert

A few helpful points:

• Stress in Hungarian normally falls on the first syllable of each word:
  • VISSza
  • AZ
  • EVEzőt
• sz is pronounced like English s
• plain s is pronounced like English sh
• z is like English z
• ő is a long Hungarian vowel with no exact English equivalent

You do not need a perfect English approximation, but the important thing is to remember the first-syllable stress.

Yes. ő is a distinct Hungarian vowel, not just an ordinary o.

It is:

• long
• rounded
• front vowel

English does not have an exact equivalent. If you know German or French, it is somewhat similar to a long version of ö.

In writing, the double acute accent matters:

• o
• ó
• ö
• ő

These are all different vowels in Hungarian.

Not usually in the same meaning.

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt. = We bring back the oar (a specific one)

If you removed the article and changed the sentence accordingly, it would sound different and would no longer mean exactly the same thing. Hungarian often uses articles where English does, and the presence of the article affects whether the object is definite, which in turn affects the verb form.

So in this sentence, the article is important both for meaning and for grammar.

If you wanted to say We bring back an oar / a paddle, you would use an indefinite object and an indefinite verb form.

For example:

• Visszahozunk egy evezőt.

Compare:

• Visszahozzuk az evezőt. = We bring back the oar.
• Visszahozunk egy evezőt. = We bring back an oar.

Notice the verb changes:

• hozzuk = definite
• hozunk = indefinite

Yes. In neutral affirmative clauses, the verbal prefix and the verb are usually written together as one word:

• visszahozzuk

This is standard Hungarian spelling. But if the prefix separates because of sentence structure, then they are written separately:

• Nem hozzuk vissza az evezőt.

So whether it is one word or two depends on the grammar of the sentence, not just on dictionary form.