Az anyag a dobozban van.

to be

Breakdown of Az anyag a dobozban van.

• az: the
• doboz: the box
• anyag: material

Questions & Answers about Az anyag a dobozban van.

What does az anyag mean, and why is az used here?

Az is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• az anyag = the material / the substance

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Because anyag starts with a vowel sound, Hungarian uses az.

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Why is it a dobozban, not az dobozban?

For the same reason as above: Hungarian chooses the form of the based on the following sound.

• a before consonants
• az before vowels

Since doboz begins with d, a consonant, the correct form is:

• a dobozban = in the box

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