Questions & Answers about A hangerő túl nagy.
Why is there no word for is in A hangerő túl nagy?
In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense when the subject is third person singular or plural and the predicate is a noun, adjective, or adverb.
So:
- A hangerő túl nagy. = The volume is too high/loud.
But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:
- Túl nagy vagyok. = I am too big.
- Túl nagy vagy. = You are too big.
So the missing is here is completely normal.
What does a mean here?
A is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- a hangerő = the volume
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
Examples:
- a könyv = the book
- az autó = the car
Since hangerő starts with h, you use a.
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