Breakdown of A bankszámlakivonat készpénzfelvételt tartalmaz.
Questions & Answers about A bankszámlakivonat készpénzfelvételt tartalmaz.
What does A mean here, and why is it a instead of az?
A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
Since bankszámlakivonat begins with b, the correct form is a:
- a bankszámlakivonat = the bank statement
So this is not the English a/an. It is actually the.
Why is bankszámlakivonat written as one long word?
Hungarian very often builds long compound nouns by joining smaller words together.
bankszámlakivonat can be broken down like this:
- bank = bank
- számla = account / bill
- kivonat = extract / statement
So:
- bankszámla = bank account
- bankszámlakivonat = bank account statement, or simply bank statement
Writing compounds as one word is very normal in Hungarian, even when English would usually use several separate words.
Why does készpénzfelvétel become készpénzfelvételt?
The -t at the end marks the direct object. This is called the accusative ending.
So:
- készpénzfelvétel = cash withdrawal
- készpénzfelvételt = cash withdrawal, as the thing being contained
In this sentence, the bank statement is doing something to that noun grammatically: it contains it. That is why Hungarian marks it with -t.
This is a very common pattern:
- könyv = book
- könyvet = a book, as a direct object
Why is there no article before készpénzfelvételt?
Hungarian often leaves out the article when the object is indefinite or when it is being mentioned in a general way.
So:
- készpénzfelvételt tartalmaz can correspond to English contains a cash withdrawal
English usually needs a here, but Hungarian does not always need an equivalent word.
If you wanted to make the object definite, you could say:
- A bankszámlakivonat a készpénzfelvételt tartalmazza.
That would mean something more like The bank statement contains the cash withdrawal.
Why is the verb tartalmaz and not tartalmazza?
Hungarian verbs can use two different conjugation patterns:
Here the object is indefinite: készpénzfelvételt with no definite article. Because of that, Hungarian uses the indefinite verb form:
- tartalmaz
If the object were definite, Hungarian would normally use the definite form:
- A bankszámlakivonat a készpénzfelvételt tartalmazza.
So the verb form is connected to whether the object is definite or indefinite.
What is the basic word order in this sentence?
This sentence has a very neutral, straightforward order:
- A bankszámlakivonat = subject
- készpénzfelvételt = object
- tartalmaz = verb
So the pattern is basically:
Subject + Object + Verb
That said, Hungarian word order is much more flexible than English word order. It often changes to show focus, emphasis, or what information is already known.
This sentence sounds like a neutral factual statement. That is why the order feels plain and dictionary-like.
Could the word order be changed?
Yes. Hungarian allows different word orders, but the emphasis changes.
For example:
A bankszámlakivonat készpénzfelvételt tartalmaz.
Neutral statement: The bank statement contains a cash withdrawal.Készpénzfelvételt tartalmaz a bankszámlakivonat.
This puts more attention on cash withdrawal.
The meaning stays close, but the information structure changes. In beginner material, the neutral order is usually the safest one to learn first.
Does tartalmaz mean exactly contains?
Usually yes. Tartalmaz means contain, include, or have as contents.
In this sentence, it is a very natural verb because a bank statement can contain or include an item such as a cash withdrawal.
So depending on context, the sentence could sound like:
- The bank statement contains a cash withdrawal.
- The bank statement includes a cash withdrawal entry.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A rough pronunciation guide is:
- a = short aw
- bankszámlakivonat = BANK-saam-la-ki-vo-nat
- készpénzfelvételt = KAYSPAYNZ-fel-vay-telt
- tartalmaz = TAR-tal-maz
A few useful points:
- Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.
- á is a long vowel.
- é is also a long vowel.
- sz is pronounced like English s
- s by itself is pronounced like English sh
So számla starts with an s sound, not z, and kész ends with the same s sound.
Is készpénzfelvétel also a compound word?
Yes. It is another Hungarian compound.
It breaks down as:
- készpénz = cash
- felvétel = withdrawal / taking out
Together:
- készpénzfelvétel = cash withdrawal
This is very typical Hungarian word-building: instead of using several separate words, Hungarian often combines them into one noun.
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