A vételár ugyan nagy, de a garancia még érvényes.

The purchase price is admittedly high, but the warranty is still valid.

Breakdown of A vételár ugyan nagy, de a garancia még érvényes.

• nagy: big
• még: still
• az: the
• érvényes: valid

Questions & Answers about A vételár ugyan nagy, de a garancia még érvényes.

Why is there no verb for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are saying something like X is Y.

So:

• A vételár nagy = The purchase price is high
• A garancia érvényes = The warranty is valid

If you changed the tense or person, the verb would appear:

• A vételár nagy volt = The purchase price was high
• A garancia érvényes lesz = The warranty will be valid
• Én fáradt vagyok = I am tired

So the missing is is completely normal here.

What does vételár mean exactly?

Vételár means purchase price or buying price.

It is a compound noun:

• vétel = purchase, buying
• ár = price

Hungarian often combines nouns into one word, so vételár is literally something like purchase-price.

In many everyday situations, people might simply say ár (price) if the context is clear, but vételár is more precise and a bit more formal.

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