Bár meleg van, az árnyékos hely hűvös.

to be

Breakdown of Bár meleg van, az árnyékos hely hűvös.

• az: the
• meleg: warm
• hűvös: cool

Questions & Answers about Bár meleg van, az árnyékos hely hűvös.

Why does the sentence start with bár?

Bár means although / though. It introduces a contrast:

• Bár meleg van = Although it is warm
• az árnyékos hely hűvös = the shady place is cool

So the whole sentence means that the second part is true despite the first part.

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Why is it meleg van and not something like ez meleg or az idő meleg?

In Hungarian, weather and general environmental conditions are often expressed with [adjective] + van:

• meleg van = it is warm
• hideg van = it is cold
• sötét van = it is dark

English uses a dummy subject, it, but Hungarian does not need that. So meleg van literally feels more like warmth exists, but in natural English it is simply it is warm.

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Why is there no word for it in meleg van?