Questions & Answers about A csomagolás anyaga erős.
What does each word in A csomagolás anyaga erős. mean?
- a = the
- csomagolás = packaging, packing, or wrapping
- anyaga = its material / the material of it
- erős = strong
So the sentence is literally something like The packaging's material is strong, which in natural English can also be The material of the packaging is strong.
Why is it anyaga and not just anyag?
Because anyaga contains a possessive suffix.
- anyag = material
- anyaga = its material
In Hungarian, possession is usually shown on the possessed thing itself. So instead of using a separate word like of, Hungarian often adds a suffix:
- a csomagolás anyaga = the packaging's material / the material of the packaging
That final -a is the 3rd person singular possessive ending here, meaning something like its.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?