A közös képviselő megnézi a csőtörést és a kárt.

A is the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to English the.

In this sentence, it appears before:

• közös képviselő = the common representative / building representative
• csőtörést = the pipe burst / burst pipe situation
• kárt = the damage

So A közös képviselő megnézi a csőtörést és a kárt means literally something like The representative checks the pipe burst and the damage.

Hungarian often repeats the article before each noun in a list or coordination, so a csőtörést és a kárt is very natural.

Literally:

• közös = common, shared
• képviselő = representative

But in real Hungarian usage, a közös képviselő usually refers to the person who represents and helps manage an apartment building or condominium on behalf of the residents. So depending on context, English translations might include:

• the building representative
• the property manager
• the condo representative

It is a fixed everyday expression in Hungary, especially in housing-related situations.

The base verb is néz = to look at, watch.

Adding the prefix meg- often gives the idea of:

• looking at something fully,
• checking it,
• examining it,
• taking a look at it.

So:

• nézi = he/she is looking at it
• megnézi = he/she checks it / takes a look at it / examines it

In this sentence, megnézi sounds more natural because the representative is not just staring at the pipe burst and the damage, but inspecting them.

Hungarian verbs have two main conjugation patterns:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here the objects are definite:

• a csőtörést
• a kárt

Because the verb has a definite object, Hungarian uses the definite conjugation. In 3rd person singular, that gives:

• néz → nézi
• megnéz → megnézi

So megnézi means he/she checks it/them with a definite object in mind.

That is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.

The ending -t marks the accusative case, which is usually used for the direct object of the verb.

Here, the direct objects are:

• csőtörés → csőtörést
• kár → kárt

So:

• csőtörést = the pipe burst as the thing being checked
• kárt = the damage as the thing being checked

In English, word order mostly shows the object. In Hungarian, case endings do a lot of that work.

It is a compound word:

• cső = pipe
• törés = break, breaking

So csőtörés literally means pipe break, but in natural English it usually means:

• a burst pipe
• a pipe break
• a plumbing break/leak situation

In context, it refers to the incident involving a broken water pipe.

Because Hungarian commonly repeats the definite article before each coordinated noun when both are definite and treated as separate items.

So this is very natural:

• a csőtörést és a kárt

It helps make it clear that both nouns are definite objects:

• the pipe burst
• the damage

English sometimes does this too, but Hungarian does it more regularly.

No, Hungarian word order is much more flexible than English word order.

This sentence has a neutral, natural order:

• A közös képviselő megnézi a csőtörést és a kárt.

Very roughly:

• The representative checks the pipe burst and the damage.

But Hungarian can move parts around for emphasis, topic, or contrast. For example, if you change the order, the sentence may still be grammatical but the emphasis changes.

So the order here is not just about grammar; it also reflects what is being presented as the normal topic and action.

Mostly yes. És simply means and.

Here it connects two direct objects:

• a csőtörést
• a kárt

Both stay in the same case, so both are in the accusative:

• csőtörést
• kárt

That is very normal in Hungarian: when two nouns are joined by és, each one keeps the grammatical form it needs.

All of those can work depending on context, but checks or inspects is probably the best everyday translation here.

Because the verb is megnézi, the sense is not just visually looking at something for a moment. It usually suggests:

• going to see what the situation is,
• checking the problem,
• examining the damage.

So in context, the sentence most likely means:

• The building representative checks the burst pipe and the damage.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• meg = like meg, but the e is shorter and cleaner than in many English accents
• né = like nay, but with a pure vowel
• zi = roughly zee

So overall: meg-NAY-zee

A few helpful points:

• é is a long vowel, like a clean long ay
• z is pronounced like English z
• the stress in Hungarian is always on the first syllable: MEGnézi

So the stress is on meg, not on né.

This word can look intimidating, but it breaks down nicely:

• cső sounds roughly like choe with a rounded vowel
• tö has the Hungarian ö, a rounded front vowel with no exact English equivalent
• rés sounds roughly like raysh? Actually no: more like race without the diphthong, ending in s pronounced sh only if it were s, but here it is s? Let's be careful:
  • in Hungarian, s = sh
  • so rés is roughly raysh
• final t is just t

So a rough English-friendly approximation is: CHOE-tuh-RAYSHT

Important spelling/pronunciation notes:

• cs = like English ch
• ő and ö are rounded vowels that English does not really have
• s in Hungarian sounds like English sh

The stress is on the first syllable: CSŐtörést.