Este a szomszéd zajong.

the evening

Breakdown of Este a szomszéd zajong.

• az: the
• szomszéd: the neighbor
• zajongani: to make a lot of noise

Questions & Answers about Este a szomszéd zajong.

What does este mean here, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?

Este means in the evening / at night here.

Its literal dictionary meaning is evening, but in sentences like this Hungarian often uses it adverbially, without needing a preposition like English in.

So:

• Este a szomszéd zajong. = The neighbor is noisy in the evening.
• more literally: Evening, the neighbor makes noise.

It comes first because Hungarian often puts the time expression at the beginning when that is the topic or setting of the sentence.

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Why is there no word for in before este?

Hungarian often does not use a separate preposition where English does.

With parts of the day, bare adverbial forms are very common:

• reggel = in the morning
• délelőtt = in the late morning / before noon
• délután = in the afternoon
• este = in the evening
• éjjel = at night

So este by itself already expresses the time idea that English needs in the evening for.

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Why is it a szomszéd and not just szomszéd?