A feladó itt vár.

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

So a feladó means the sender.

Hungarian has two definite article forms:

• a before words that begin with a consonant
• az before words that begin with a vowel

So you get:

• a feladó = the sender
• az asztal = the table

Feladó usually means sender or person who sends something, especially in postal or shipping contexts.

For example, on a package:

• feladó = sender
• címzett = recipient / addressee

It comes from the verb felad, which can mean to send, to mail, or in some contexts to hand in.

So in this sentence, a feladó is a noun phrase meaning the sender.

Because the main verb is vár, which already means waits or is waiting.

The sentence is not The sender is here. It is The sender waits here or The sender is waiting here.

Hungarian often does leave out the verb to be in present-tense equational sentences, but that is not what is happening here. In this sentence, there is a full verb: vár.

Itt means here.

In Hungarian, adverbs like itt often appear before the verb, especially when they are being presented as important information.

So:

• A feladó itt vár. = The sender waits here.

This word order is very natural.

You may also hear other orders depending on emphasis, for example:

• Itt vár a feladó. = The sender is waiting here / Here is where the sender is waiting.

The basic meaning stays similar, but the focus can shift.

Vár is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb vár, meaning wait.

So:

• én várok = I wait / I am waiting
• te vársz = you wait
• ő vár = he/she waits

In the sentence A feladó itt vár, the subject is a feladó, so the verb is in 3rd person singular: vár.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Hungarian present tense often covers both:

• waits
• is waiting

So A feladó itt vár could be understood as:

• The sender waits here
• The sender is waiting here

In many real situations, English would naturally use is waiting.

Hungarian usually does not need subject pronouns like he, she, or it when the subject is already stated or understood.

Here, the subject is explicitly given as a feladó, so no extra pronoun is needed.

Hungarian verb endings also help show person and number, so pronouns are often omitted unless they are needed for contrast or emphasis.

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

However, Hungarian word order is not random. It often reflects topic and focus.

In A feladó itt vár:

• A feladó is the topic: what the sentence is about
• itt is placed before the verb, which can make the location feel prominent
• vár is the verb

Other possible orders can exist, but they may sound different in emphasis:

• Itt vár a feladó. = The sender is waiting here.
• A feladó vár itt. = The sender is waiting here.
  This is possible, but the nuance may differ depending on context.

So the sentence you were given is natural, but not the only possible order.

It is pronounced approximately like feh-lah-doh.

A more detailed breakdown:

• fe sounds roughly like fe in fetch, but shorter
• la is like la
• dó has a long ó, so it is held slightly longer: doh

Important pronunciation note:

• ó is a long vowel
• vowel length matters in Hungarian

So o and ó are not the same.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

aw FEH-lah-doh itt vaar

A few notes:

• A is pronounced like a short aw
• feladó has stress on the first syllable: FEH-lah-dó
• itt sounds like it with a slightly stronger t
• vár has a long á, roughly like a longer aah sound

Hungarian stress is normally on the first syllable of each word:

• A
• FEladó
• ITT
• VÁR

Most commonly, feladó is used in contexts like:

• letters
• parcels
• shipping labels
• forms

There it very clearly means sender.

In broader contexts, it can still mean the person who sends something, but the postal/shipping meaning is very common and often the first one learners meet.

So if you see A feladó itt vár, the exact interpretation depends on context, but the sender is waiting here is the straightforward reading.

Yes, that is a very natural English translation too.

Depending on context, all of these can work:

• The sender waits here.
• The sender is waiting here.
• The sender is here waiting.

The Hungarian sentence itself is short and neutral, and English may choose different phrasing depending on what sounds most natural in the situation.