Az ok egyszerű.

Az is the definite article, meaning the.

So az ok means the reason or the cause.

Hungarian uses definite articles a lot, just like English does in many cases. Here, if you are talking about a specific reason, you normally say az ok.

A small pronunciation note: Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a
• az

You use az before a vowel sound, and ok begins with o, so it becomes az ok.

Ok means reason or cause, depending on context.

In everyday translation, the reason is often the best choice here. In some contexts, cause may sound more natural, especially in formal or logical discussion.

So Az ok egyszerű. can mean:

• The reason is simple.
• The cause is simple.

In Hungarian, adjectives usually come before the noun only when they directly modify it inside a noun phrase.

For example:

• az egyszerű ok = the simple reason

But in Az ok egyszerű., egyszerű is not directly attached to the noun in that way. It is the predicate adjective, describing the subject through an understood is.

So the structure is:

• Az ok = the subject, the reason
• egyszerű = the predicate adjective, simple

That is why the sentence means The reason is simple, not the simple reason.

It is omitted.

In Hungarian, in the present tense, third person singular and plural, the verb to be is often left out.

So:

• Az ok egyszerű. literally looks like The reason simple.
• But it naturally means The reason is simple.

This is completely normal Hungarian grammar.

Compare:

• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.
• Ő fáradt. = He/She is tired.

Notice that in third person singular, the copula is omitted.

No, they are different.

• Az ok egyszerű. = The reason is simple.
• Az egyszerű ok = the simple reason

The first is a full sentence. The second is just a noun phrase, not a complete sentence.

This is a very important distinction in Hungarian:

• adjective before noun = direct modifier
• adjective after noun in a sentence like this = predicate adjective

A rough guide is: edj-se-rü.

More carefully:

• egy sounds somewhat like edge
• szerű has sz, which is pronounced like English s
• ű is a long front rounded vowel, which English does not really have

A more detailed breakdown:

• e as in bed, but short
• gy is a soft consonant, somewhat like the d in British duke or the j sound in some pronunciations of during
• sz = English s
• ű is a long version of ü

If exact pronunciation matters, the hardest parts for English speakers are usually:

• gy
• ű

In Hungarian spelling:

• sz = English s
• s = English sh

So in egyszerű, the sz is pronounced like the s in simple.

This is one of the most important spelling facts in Hungarian.

Examples:

• szép = beautiful, pronounced with s
• sok = many/much, pronounced with sh

It is an adjective meaning simple.

Here it is used predicatively, meaning it describes the subject in a sentence:

• Az ok egyszerű. = The reason is simple.

But it can also be used before a noun:

• egyszerű válasz = a simple answer

Hungarian adjectives do not change for singular/plural or gender in this kind of basic use.

No.

Hungarian does not have grammatical gender like many Indo-European languages do. So nouns are not masculine, feminine, or neuter.

That means:

• ok has no gender
• egyszerű does not change to match gender
• there is no difference like simple/simple/simple for masculine/feminine/neuter, because Hungarian does not work that way

This is often a relief for English speakers.

Yes, but the basic neutral order here is Az ok egyszerű.

Hungarian word order is flexible, and changing it often changes emphasis or focus.

For example:

• Az ok egyszerű. = neutral, normal statement
• Egyszerű az ok. = puts more emphasis on simple

That second version is possible, but it sounds more marked, as if contrasting with something else or highlighting the simplicity.

So for a straightforward sentence, Az ok egyszerű. is the best form to learn first.

Yes, but its exact naturalness depends on context.

Ok is a normal Hungarian word meaning reason/cause, and you will see it often in formal, neutral, or explanatory language.

Depending on context, Hungarians might also use other words such as:

• indok = reason, justification
• magyarázat = explanation

But ok is completely standard and natural in a sentence like Az ok egyszerű.

Yes, the same basic pattern stays the same, and the present-tense to be is still omitted in third person.

For example:

• Az okok egyszerűek. = The reasons are simple.

Here:

• ok becomes okok = reasons
• egyszerű becomes egyszerűek because predicate adjectives take plural marking when the subject is plural

So singular:

• Az ok egyszerű.

Plural:

• Az okok egyszerűek.

This is a useful pattern to remember.