A fogszuvasodás komoly.

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Breakdown of A fogszuvasodás komoly.

• komoly: serious
• fogszuvasodás: tooth decay

Questions & Answers about A fogszuvasodás komoly.

Why is there no word for is in A fogszuvasodás komoly?

Because Hungarian often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense when the subject is third person and the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

• A fogszuvasodás komoly. = Tooth decay is serious.
• not A fogszuvasodás van komoly.

This is called the zero copula.

You do use van in other situations, for example:

• past tense: A fogszuvasodás komoly volt. = Tooth decay was serious.
• future: A fogszuvasodás komoly lesz. = Tooth decay will be serious.
• location/existence: A fogorvos itt van. = The dentist is here.

What does fogszuvasodás mean, and how is it built?

Fogszuvasodás means tooth decay or dental caries.

It is a single Hungarian compound word:

• fog = tooth
• szuvas = decayed, cavity-ridden
• -odás / -ás helps form a noun referring to a process or condition

So the whole word refers to the condition/process of teeth becoming decayed.

Hungarian very often packs ideas into one long word like this.

Why is there A at the beginning if English just says ?