Breakdown of A működési hiba és a meghibásodás komolyak.
és
and
az
the
komoly
serious
meghibásodás
a malfunction
Questions & Answers about A működési hiba és a meghibásodás komolyak.
Why is there no word for are in this sentence?
Hungarian often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense, third person.
So instead of saying something like A működési hiba és a meghibásodás komolyak vannak, Hungarian simply says:
A működési hiba és a meghibásodás komolyak.
This is completely normal.
Compare:
- A hiba komoly. = The error is serious.
- A hibák komolyak. = The errors are serious.
In past or future tense, however, a form of van / volt / lesz would appear.
Why is komolyak plural?
Because the subject is made up of two things joined by és (and):
- a működési hiba
- a meghibásodás
Together, they form a plural subject, so the predicate adjective must also be plural:
- komoly = serious
- komolyak = serious (plural)
This is similar to English The error and the failure are serious, not is serious.
What does the ending -ak in komolyak mean?