Fedő nélkül felforralom a tejszínt.

It means without a lid or uncovered.

• fedő = lid, cover
• nélkül = without

So Fedő nélkül felforralom a tejszínt means that the cream is brought to a boil without putting a lid on the pot.

Because nélkül is a postposition in Hungarian.

A postposition works a bit like an English preposition, but it comes after the noun instead of before it:

• fedő nélkül = without a lid
• literally: lid without

This is very normal in Hungarian. English says without a lid, but Hungarian puts nélkül after the noun.

felforralom means I bring it to a boil or I boil it.

It comes from:

• forral = to boil something, to heat something until it boils
• fel- = a verbal prefix

In this verb, fel- gives the sense of reaching the boiling point, so felforral is often closer to bring to the boil than simply boil.

So:

• forralom a tejszínt = I am boiling the cream / I boil the cream
• felforralom a tejszínt = I bring the cream to a boil

Because Hungarian verbs have different endings depending on the subject and also on whether the object is definite.

Here:

• subject = I
• object = a tejszínt = the cream, which is definite

So Hungarian uses the definite conjugation, and felforralom means I boil/bring to the boil it.

That -om ending tells you:

• first person singular: I
• definite object: the cream

Because tejszínt is the accusative form, used for the direct object of the verb.

• tejszín = cream
• tejszínt = cream as the thing being acted on

The accusative ending is usually -t.

Since the cream is what is being brought to a boil, it takes this ending:

• felforralom a tejszínt = I bring the cream to a boil

a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a tejszínt = the cream

This makes the object definite, which is also why the verb uses the definite ending -om.

In recipe-style Hungarian, the definite article is very common when talking about a specific ingredient already understood in the context.

Compare:

• felforralok tejszínt = I boil some cream
• felforralom a tejszínt = I boil the cream

It is built into the verb.

Hungarian usually does not need a subject pronoun if the verb ending already makes the subject clear. In felforralom, the ending already tells you the subject is I.

So:

• felforralom = I bring it to a boil
• én felforralom = I bring it to a boil

Adding én is possible, but it gives extra emphasis, like I am the one doing it.

Grammatically, it is present tense.

But in real usage, Hungarian present tense can also express:

• an action happening now
• a planned next action
• recipe or instruction style

So depending on context, felforralom a tejszínt could mean:

• I am bringing the cream to a boil
• I’ll bring the cream to a boil
• in recipe narration: Bring the cream to a boil

Hungarian often uses the present tense where English might choose present, future, or an imperative-style recipe wording.

Yes, the word order can change.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, and moving parts around changes what is highlighted. In this sentence, Fedő nélkül comes first to set the condition right away:

• Fedő nélkül felforralom a tejszínt. = Without a lid, I bring the cream to a boil.

Other orders are possible, for example:

• Felforralom a tejszínt fedő nélkül.

That also works, but the original puts more attention on the uncovered part.

So the beginning position often gives that phrase more prominence.

Usually tejszín means cream in the dairy sense, especially cooking cream or whipping cream depending on context.

A useful contrast is:

• tejszín = cream
• tejföl = sour cream

So if you see tejszínt in a cooking sentence, it does not mean sour cream.

A natural understanding would be something like:

• I bring the cream to a boil without a lid.
• I boil the cream uncovered.

In cooking context, it sounds like a normal instruction or narration of a recipe step. The key ideas are:

• the cream is the ingredient being heated
• it is heated until it boils
• this is done without covering the pot