A háztartási gép új.

The household appliance is new.

Breakdown of A háztartási gép új.

• új: new
• az: the
• háztartási gép: a household appliance

Questions & Answers about A háztartási gép új.

What does a mean here, and why is it a instead of az?

A is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

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

Since háztartási starts with h, which is a consonant sound, Hungarian uses a:

• a háztartási gép = the household appliance

Compare:

• a gép = the machine/appliance
• az autó = the car

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?