A cég segít.

the

Breakdown of A cég segít.

• segíteni: to help
• cég: a company

Questions & Answers about A cég segít.

What does a mean here?

A is the definite article in Hungarian, so it means the.

In A cég segít., a cég = the company.

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowels

So:

• a cég = the company
• az iskola = the school

Why is it cég and not just cég without the article in translation?

Hungarian often uses the definite article where English uses the. In this sentence, a cég specifically means the company, not just company in a general sense.

If you removed a, then cég by itself would usually be understood more like company as a dictionary form or in certain special contexts, not as a normal full sentence subject.

So in a basic sentence, A cég segít. is the natural way to say The company helps.

How do you pronounce cég?

Cég is pronounced approximately like tsayg, with a long vowel.

A few important points:

• c in Hungarian is always like ts in cats
• é is a long vowel, roughly like ay in say
• g is a hard g, as in go

So cég sounds roughly like tsayg.