Questions & Answers about Minden tartozék a dobozban van.
Why is tartozék singular? In English we would say all accessories, not every accessory.
After minden in Hungarian, the noun is usually singular.
So:
- minden tartozék = every accessory / all accessories
- not minden tartozékok
This is very common and often surprises English speakers. Hungarian often uses singular where English uses plural after words like every or in phrases that translate naturally as all.
Because the subject is grammatically singular, the verb is also singular:
- Minden tartozék ... van.
What does minden mean exactly?
Minden means every or all, depending on how it is translated naturally in English.
In this sentence, minden tartozék can be understood as:
- every accessory
- or more naturally in English, all accessories
A useful comparison:
- minden ember = every person / everyone
- minden nap = every day
- minden tartozék = every accessory / all accessories
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