Ez egy tranzakció.

this

Breakdown of Ez egy tranzakció.

• egy: a
• tranzakció: a transaction

Questions & Answers about Ez egy tranzakció.

Why is there no separate word for is in Ez egy tranzakció?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense when the subject is third person singular or plural.

So English This is a transaction becomes simply:

• Ez egy tranzakció.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Én orvos vagyok. = I am a doctor.
• Te orvos vagy. = You are a doctor.

So the missing is is completely normal here.

What does ez mean exactly?

Ez means this.

In this sentence, it stands on its own as the subject:

• Ez = this
• egy tranzakció = a transaction

So Ez egy tranzakció literally matches This a transaction, but naturally means This is a transaction.

Why is egy used here?

Egy can mean both one and a/an.

Here it is functioning as the indefinite article, so it means a:

• egy tranzakció = a transaction

If you stressed it strongly, it could also mean one transaction, but in a neutral sentence like this, it is usually just a.