A dobókocka kicsi.

small

Breakdown of A dobókocka kicsi.

• az: the
• dobókocka: a die for a game

Questions & Answers about A dobókocka kicsi.

Why is there no Hungarian word for is in A dobókocka kicsi?

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you say something like X is Y.

So:

• A dobókocka kicsi. = The die is small.
• Literally: The die small.

But the verb does appear in other situations, for example:

• A dobókocka kicsi volt. = The die was small.
• A dobókocka kicsi lesz. = The die will be small.
• Kicsi vagyok. = I am small.

What does a mean here, and why is it a instead of az?

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

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

So:

• a dobókocka = the die
• az alma = the apple

It has nothing to do with gender. Hungarian does not have separate words for the based on masculine/feminine/neuter.

Why does kicsi come after dobókocka?