A váza tényleg régiség.

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are saying something like X is Y.

So:

• A váza régiség. = The vase is an antique.
• not A váza régiség van. ❌

This is completely normal Hungarian grammar.

But in other persons or tenses, the verb appears:

• A váza régiség volt. = The vase was an antique.
• A váza régiség lesz. = The vase will be an antique.
• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.

So the missing is is not an omission in the sense of casual speech; it is the standard structure.

Word by word:

• A = the
• váza = vase
• tényleg = really / genuinely / truly
• régiség = antique

So the whole sentence means something like:

• The vase really is an antique.
• or The vase is really an antique.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

Which one you use depends on the sound that follows:

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

Since váza starts with v, which is a consonant, you say:

• a váza

Compare:

• a könyv = the book
• az asztal = the table

In Hungarian, when a noun works as a predicate noun after to be, it often appears without an article.

So:

• A váza régiség. = The vase is an antique.

This is very natural Hungarian.

English usually needs an here, but Hungarian often does not.

Adding egy is possible in some contexts, but it can slightly change the feel:

• A váza egy régiség.

This can sound a bit more like The vase is an antique / one antique item, with a little more emphasis on category or identification. In many simple classification statements, Hungarian prefers the version without egy.

The same pattern appears in sentences like:

• Péter orvos. = Péter is a doctor.
• Ez ajándék. = This is a gift.

Tényleg is an adverb meaning:

• really
• truly
• genuinely
• sometimes actually, depending on context

In A váza tényleg régiség, it adds emphasis: the speaker is confirming that the vase is genuinely an antique.

It often suggests something like:

• It really is an antique.
• It genuinely is an antique.

So the sentence may imply that someone doubted it before, or that this is an important confirmation.

Hungarian word order is fairly flexible, but changes in word order often change emphasis.

The neutral sentence here is:

• A váza tényleg régiség.

You could also hear:

• A váza régiség. = The vase is an antique.
• Tényleg régiség a váza.
• A váza régiség, tényleg.

These do not all feel exactly the same.

For example:

• A váza tényleg régiség. sounds like a natural statement with really modifying the predicate.
• Tényleg régiség a váza. puts more emphasis on tényleg and the fact that it is indeed an antique.

So yes, the words can move, but the sentence focus changes.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• A ≈ short aw
• váza ≈ vaa-zaw
• tényleg ≈ tayn-yleg or roughly tayn-lyeg
• régiség ≈ ray-gee-shayg

A few important points:

• á is a long vowel, longer than a
• é is pronounced roughly like ay in say, but pure and longer
• g in régiség is a normal hard g
• s in Hungarian sounds like English sh
• ly in modern Hungarian is pronounced like j/y

So régiség sounds roughly like ray-gee-shayg, not with an English s sound.

Régiség is a noun meaning antique, antiquity, or old artifact/object, depending on context.

In this sentence, it means:

• an antique

It comes from régi, which means old.

So there is a clear connection:

• régi = old
• régiség = antique / old object / antiquity

But you should learn régiség as its own word, not just try to build it on the fly from régi.

Yes. Here váza is the plain dictionary form meaning vase.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence:

• A váza = the vase

Nothing extra is being added to it in this sentence beyond the definite article a.

No. That would be a different sentence.

Here, régiség is a noun meaning antique, not an adjective meaning old.

So:

• A váza tényleg régiség. = The vase really is an antique.

If you want The vase is really old, you would say:

• A váza tényleg régi.

Notice the difference:

• régi = old (adjective)
• régiség = antique (noun)

That is an important distinction.

In the past tense, Hungarian uses the past form of to be:

• A váza tényleg régiség volt.

This means:

• The vase really was an antique.

Here volt is the past tense of van/to be.

So this is a useful contrast:

• A váza tényleg régiség. = present, with no expressed is
• A váza tényleg régiség volt. = past, with was

Yes. Tényleg? is very common in spoken Hungarian.

It means things like:

• Really?
• Is that true?

For example:

• Ez a váza régiség.
• Tényleg?

So learning tényleg is useful not only in sentences like this one, but also in everyday conversation.

Yes, it is natural. It sounds like something someone might say when confirming the value or authenticity of an object.

For example, after examining the vase, someone might say:

• A váza tényleg régiség.

That sounds like:

• The vase really is an antique.

So the sentence is short, grammatical, and idiomatic.