Ez a csomagszám.

this

Breakdown of Ez a csomagszám.

• az: the
• csomagszám: a parcel number

Questions & Answers about Ez a csomagszám.

Why is there no word for is in Ez a csomagszám.?

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is often omitted in the present tense, third person when the sentence links one thing to another noun or adjective.

So:

Ez a csomagszám.
literally looks like This the package number,
but it means This is the package number.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

The verb appears again in other tenses or persons, for example:

• Ez volt a csomagszám. = This was the package number.
• Én vagyok a sofőr. = I am the driver.

Why are both ez and a used?

Because Hungarian normally uses the pattern:

ez a + noun = this + noun
az a + noun = that + noun

So:

• ez a csomagszám = this package number / this is the package number (depending on context)

You generally cannot just say ez csomagszám. The article is part of the normal structure when ez directly modifies a noun.

Why is it a csomagszám and not az csomagszám?