Questions & Answers about A hirdetés itt van.
What does A mean here?
A is the Hungarian definite article, so here it means the.
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before most consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
So:
- a hirdetés = the advertisement
- az autó = the car
Why is it A hirdetés, not Az hirdetés?
Because hirdetés begins with a consonant sound (h), Hungarian uses a, not az.
So:
- a hirdetés
- a könyv
- a ház
But:
- az alma
- az ember
What does hirdetés mean exactly?
Hirdetés usually means advertisement, ad, or sometimes announcement, depending on context.
Very common uses include:
- a newspaper ad
- an online ad
- a classified ad
- a posted notice
So in many everyday situations, A hirdetés itt van would be understood as The ad is here or The advertisement is here.
Why is van used here? I thought Hungarian often leaves out is.