A bankautomata itt van.

A is the Hungarian definite article, so here it means the.

• a bankautomata = the ATM
• Hungarian has two forms of the definite article: a and az
• Which one you use depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word

You use:

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

Since bankautomata begins with b, you say a bankautomata.

Hungarian often forms compound nouns as one word, especially when English might use two words.

So:

• bank = bank
• automata = machine / automatic machine

Together:

• bankautomata = ATM / cash machine

This is completely normal in Hungarian spelling. English speakers often expect something like bank automata, but Hungarian prefers the compound form.

Yes, bankautomata is a standard Hungarian word for ATM.

You may also see or hear:

• ATM — very common in everyday speech too

So both are possible, but bankautomata is a perfectly natural full Hungarian word.

Itt means here.

It refers to a place near the speaker or the location the speaker is treating as here.

Useful comparison:

• itt = here
• ott = there

So:

• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.

That is a very common and very good question.

Hungarian often omits the verb van (is) in the present tense, but not in all sentence types.

For example, with a noun or adjective predicate in 3rd person singular, Hungarian usually leaves it out:

• A bank nyitva. = The bank is open.
• Ez egy bank. = This is a bank.

But when you are talking about location or existence, Hungarian normally does use van:

• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.
• A bank ott van. = The bank is there.

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

Yes, Hungarian word order is flexible, but different orders can sound more natural in different situations.

A bankautomata itt van. is a normal way to say:

• The ATM is here.

Here, itt is in an emphasized position before the verb, so the location here stands out a bit.

You can also have other orders in Hungarian, but they may sound different in focus or style. For a learner, A bankautomata itt van is a very safe and natural pattern.

A useful practical point:

• X itt van often means X is here
• Van itt X more often introduces the existence of something, more like There is an X here

So compare:

• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.
• Van itt bankautomata. = There is an ATM here.

Not usually in the most direct sense.

A bankautomata itt van. most naturally means:

• The ATM is here
• or Here is the ATM

It refers to a specific ATM.

If you want to say There is an ATM here, Hungarian would more naturally use an indefinite noun, for example:

• Itt van egy bankautomata.
• Van itt egy bankautomata.

The key difference is:

• a bankautomata = the ATM, a specific one
• egy bankautomata = an ATM, one ATM / some ATM

Hungarian usually does not need a subject pronoun like it, he, or she when the meaning is clear.

English says:

• It is here
• The ATM is here

Hungarian often just says:

• Itt van. = It is here.
• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.

Hungarian is a language that often leaves out pronouns when they are not necessary.

A few helpful pronunciation points:

• Hungarian stress is almost always on the first syllable
• So bankautomata is stressed like this: BAN-kautomata
• Each written vowel is pronounced clearly
• Hungarian pronunciation is usually quite regular compared with English spelling

Also:

• a in Hungarian is not exactly the English a in cat
• tt in itt is a long/doubled t
• van is pronounced with a clear v

A rough English-friendly guide might be:

• a ≈ aw / short open vowel
• bankautomata ≈ BAHN-kaw-too-aw-maw-taw
• itt van ≈ eet vawn

That is only approximate, but it can help at first.

You would say:

• A bankautomata nincs itt.

This is important because Hungarian usually uses:

• nincs = is not / there is not

instead of nem van, which is not the normal form here.

So:

• itt van = is here
• nincs itt = is not here

Examples:

• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.
• A bankautomata nincs itt. = The ATM is not here.

Yes, definitely.

You could also say:

• Itt van a bankautomata.

This can sound like:

• Here is the ATM.
• The ATM is here.

Both A bankautomata itt van and Itt van a bankautomata are possible. The difference is mainly about focus and what sounds most natural in the situation.

Very roughly:

• A bankautomata itt van. = talking about the ATM, and saying where it is
• Itt van a bankautomata. = drawing attention to the place: here

Hungarian often changes word order to show what is being emphasized.

No. Hungarian does not have grammatical gender like many European languages do.

So bankautomata is not masculine, feminine, or neuter.

That means:

• no gender agreement
• no need to learn whether nouns are he/she/it
• the article does not change for gender

This is often good news for English speakers.

The plural of bankautomata is:

• bankautomaták = ATMs

So:

• A bankautomata itt van. = The ATM is here.
• A bankautomaták itt vannak. = The ATMs are here.

Notice that in the plural, van changes to:

• vannak = are

So singular and plural are:

• itt van = is here
• itt vannak = are here