A part egészen közel van.

Questions & Answers about A part egészen közel van.

Does part here mean the same thing as English part?

No. In Hungarian, part usually means shore, bank, coast, waterfront, or sometimes a beach area, depending on context. For an English speaker, it is a bit of a false friend.

If you want part in the English sense of piece, section, component, Hungarian usually uses rész instead.


Why is it a part and not az part?

Because a and az are the Hungarian definite article, both meaning the.

  • a is used before a consonant sound
  • az is used before a vowel sound

Since part begins with p, you say a part.

Examples:

  • a part = the shore
  • az asztal = the table

What does egészen add to the sentence?

Here egészen strengthens közel. It means something like:

  • quite
  • really
  • fairly
  • sometimes very

So egészen közel van means is quite/really very close.

A useful thing to know is that egészen does not always translate the same way. In other contexts it can also mean completely or entirely. Here, though, it is simply an intensifier.


Is közel an adjective or an adverb here?

It is best to think of közel here as a location/distance word meaning near / close.

English says is close, where close looks like an adjective. In Hungarian, közel often behaves more like a predicative adverbial expression in sentences about place or distance.

So in A part egészen közel van, the whole idea is simply The shore is quite near.

You do not add any ending to közel here.

Compare:

  • közel van = is near
  • messze van = is far
  • itt van = is here

Why is van used? I thought Hungarian often leaves out is in the present tense.

That is a very common and very good question.

Hungarian often does omit van in the 3rd person singular present when the predicate is a noun or adjective:

  • A part szép. = The shore is beautiful.
  • Ez egy ház. = This is a house.

But with many expressions of place, position, distance, or state, van is normally kept:

  • A part közel van. = The shore is near.
  • A bolt messze van. = The shop is far away.
  • Péter otthon van. = Péter is at home.

So in this sentence, van stays because közel is being used as a distance/location expression.


Why is the word order A part egészen közel van?

This is a normal, neutral Hungarian word order.

  • A part is the topic: what the sentence is about
  • egészen közel van is what is being said about it

So the sentence feels like:

As for the shore, it is quite close.

Hungarian word order is flexible, but different orders create different emphasis. For example:

  • Egészen közel van a part.

This is also possible, but it foregrounds the idea of being quite close more strongly.


Can I leave out egészen?

Yes.

  • A part közel van. = The shore is near.
  • A part egészen közel van. = The shore is quite/really near.

So egészen is optional. It just adds emphasis.


If I want to say what the shore is close to, how do I say that?

A common pattern is -hoz/-hez/-höz + közel.

For example:

  • A part a szállodához közel van. = The shore is close to the hotel.

Another very common option is to use közelében:

  • A part a szálloda közelében van. = The shore is in the vicinity of the hotel.

Both patterns are useful, and learners will see both often.


Does part specifically mean beach, or could it also mean shore or bank?

It depends on context.

part is a broad word. It can refer to:

  • the shore
  • the riverbank
  • the coast
  • sometimes the beach area

So the exact English word depends on what kind of water or setting you are talking about.

For example:

  • by a river, part may be bank
  • by a lake or sea, it may be shore or coast
  • in casual tourist contexts, it may even be understood as beach

That is why dictionary meanings for part often list several English options.

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