A fogorvos széles fogközt lát.

Here A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

So:

• a fogorvos = the dentist
• but az orvos = the doctor

It is capitalized here only because it starts the sentence.

Because it is a compound noun, which is very common in Hungarian.

• fog = tooth
• orvos = doctor
• fogorvos = dentist

Hungarian often builds words this way instead of using separate words the way English sometimes does.

The same thing happens with fogköz:

• fog = tooth
• köz = space/gap/middle
• fogköz = gap between teeth

The base form is fogköz.

The form fogközt is:

• fogköz
  • -t

The -t is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object of the verb.

So in this sentence:

• A fogorvos = the dentist
• széles fogközt = a wide tooth gap / a wide gap between teeth
• lát = sees

The thing being seen gets the accusative ending.

Hungarian accusative endings are not always exactly the same in surface form. The core marker is -t, but some nouns need a linking vowel before it, while others do not.

With fogköz, Hungarian simply adds -t:

• fogköz → fogközt

So this is just the normal accusative form of that noun.

A useful way to remember it:

• some nouns become noun + t
• some become noun + ot / et / öt / at

You usually learn which pattern a noun follows from exposure and vocabulary study.

Because Hungarian often leaves egy out when English uses a/an.

So:

• széles fogközt lát can still mean sees a wide gap
• egy széles fogközt lát is also possible

Using egy can make the noun feel a bit more explicitly one / a certain one / newly introduced, but it is often omitted in simple sentences.

So the lack of egy does not mean the sentence is wrong or unnatural.

This is because Hungarian has two verb conjugation patterns:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here the object is indefinite, so Hungarian uses the indefinite form:

• lát = sees

If the object were definite, you would usually get the definite form:

• A fogorvos a széles fogközt látja.

Very roughly:

• lát = sees something
• látja = sees it / sees the specific thing

This definite-vs-indefinite distinction is a very important part of Hungarian grammar.

No. When an adjective stands directly before a noun, Hungarian normally puts the case ending only on the noun, not on the adjective.

So:

• széles fogköz = wide gap
• széles fogközt = wide gap in the accusative

The adjective széles stays the same.

This is different from languages where adjectives agree more visibly with the noun. In Hungarian, attributive adjectives are usually unchanged.

Compare:

• széles fogköz
• széles fogközt
• széles fogközök

The noun changes, but széles stays széles.

This is a very reasonable question, because it looks similar.

But in this sentence, fogközt is best understood as:

• the noun fogköz
• plus accusative -t

So it is not the postposition közt here.

In other words:

• fogköz is a single vocabulary item meaning gap between teeth
• fogközt is just its accusative form

So do not split it as fog + közt in this sentence.

Hungarian word order is much more flexible than English word order, and it often depends on topic, focus, and emphasis.

This sentence is a normal, natural Hungarian sentence. But other word orders are possible in the right context, often with a change in emphasis.

For example, adding egy can give you a very clear indefinite object:

• A fogorvos egy széles fogközt lát.

The main point for a learner is:

• Hungarian word order is not as rigid as English
• changing the order often changes what is highlighted, not just style

So it is better to think in terms of information structure, not just fixed subject-verb-object rules.

In Hungarian compounds, the first element is usually just the bare stem, not a plural form.

So:

• fogorvos is literally something like tooth-doctor
• fogköz is literally something like tooth-gap

That does not mean only one tooth is involved in real life. It is simply how Hungarian forms compound words.

This is very common and natural in Hungarian vocabulary.

A few useful pronunciation points:

• sz is pronounced like English s
• Hungarian s by itself is pronounced like English sh
• é is a long vowel
• ö is a rounded front vowel, similar to German ö or French eu
• stress is normally on the first syllable of each word

So:

• széles starts with an s sound, not sh
• fogközt contains a consonant cluster at the end, and the final t is pronounced

A rough approximation:

• SEH-lesh
• FOG-køzt
• laat

Not perfect English-style spelling, but enough to help you avoid the biggest mistakes.