A reszelő itt van.

to be

Breakdown of A reszelő itt van.

• itt: here
• az: the
• reszelő: a kitchen grater

Questions & Answers about A reszelő itt van.

What does a mean in A reszelő itt van?

A is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Because reszelő starts with r, Hungarian uses a: a reszelő = the file / the grater.

Why is there van here if Hungarian often leaves out to be in the present tense?

That is a very common question.

Hungarian often omits van in the 3rd person singular when the sentence simply links a subject to a noun or adjective:

• A reszelő nagy. = The file is big.
• A reszelő új. = The file is new.

But Hungarian usually keeps van in sentences about location or existence:

• A reszelő itt van. = The file is here.
• A könyv az asztalon van. = The book is on the table.

So in this sentence, van is needed because the sentence says where something is.

Why is there no word for it?