Questions & Answers about Ez a hely árnyékos.
Why is there no word for is in Ez a hely árnyékos?
In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense, third person.
So:
- Ez a hely árnyékos. = This place is shady.
But in past or future, or with I/you/we, forms of to be do appear:
- Ez a hely árnyékos volt. = This place was shady.
- Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
- Te boldog vagy. = You are happy.
So the missing is here is completely normal Hungarian grammar.
What does ez mean here?
Ez means this.
In this sentence, it points to something near the speaker:
- ez = this
- az = that
So:
- Ez a hely = this place
- Az a hely = that place
Why is there an a after ez? Why not just say ez hely?