Breakdown of A sajt romlandó, úgyhogy a hűtőtáskába tesszük.
az
the
tenni
to put
sajt
the cheese
hűtőtáska
a cool bag
Questions & Answers about A sajt romlandó, úgyhogy a hűtőtáskába tesszük.
Why does the sentence start with A sajt? Does a mean the here?
Yes. A is the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to the in English.
- a sajt = the cheese
- Hungarian uses a before consonant sounds and az before vowel sounds:
- a sajt
- az alma
In a sentence like this, a sajt can also sound natural in English as just cheese in a general sense, depending on context. Hungarian often uses the definite article where English may or may not.
What does romlandó mean, and how is it different from a verb like romlik?
Romlandó is an adjective meaning perishable, liable to spoil, or easily spoiled.
It comes from the verb romlik = to go bad / to spoil.
So:
- A sajt romlik. = The cheese is going bad / spoils.
- A sajt romlandó. = Cheese is perishable.
The form -andó / -endő often creates an adjective that expresses something like meant to, liable to, or to be ...-ed, depending on the word. Here it describes a property of the cheese.
What does mean exactly?