A másik lakás bútorozatlan.

The other apartment is unfurnished.

Breakdown of A másik lakás bútorozatlan.

• lakás: the apartment
• az: the
• másik: other
• bútorozatlan: unfurnished

Questions & Answers about A másik lakás bútorozatlan.

What does each word in A másik lakás bútorozatlan mean?

Word by word:

• a = the
• másik = other, the other, or sometimes another depending on context
• lakás = apartment / flat
• bútorozatlan = unfurnished

So the sentence means The other apartment is unfurnished.

Why is the sentence using a? Does it mean the or a?

Here a is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

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

Since másik starts with m, Hungarian uses a másik.

Compare:

• a lakás = the apartment
• az autó = the car

If you wanted an/another apartment, you would normally use egy:

• egy másik lakás = another apartment

What is the difference between másik and második?