Breakdown of A fogorvos a regionális központban dolgozik.
az
the
dolgozni
to work
központ
the centre
fogorvos
a dentist
Questions & Answers about A fogorvos a regionális központban dolgozik.
Why are there two a words in the sentence?
Both a words are the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to the.
- A fogorvos = the dentist
- a regionális központban = in the regional center
Hungarian repeats the article before each definite noun phrase, just as English does with the dentist and the regional center.
A useful extra point: before a vowel, a changes to az.
Is fogorvos really one word?
Yes. Fogorvos is a single compound noun:
- fog = tooth
- orvos = doctor
So literally it is something like tooth-doctor, which is the normal Hungarian word for dentist.
Hungarian forms many everyday nouns this way, so compounds are very common.
What does the ending -ban in központban mean?