A meghívó szép.

The invitation card is pretty.

Breakdown of A meghívó szép.

• szép: beautiful
• az: the
• meghívó: an invitation card

Questions & Answers about A meghívó szép.

What does a mean in A meghívó szép?

A is the Hungarian definite article, so it corresponds to the in English.

• a is used before most consonant sounds
• az is used before vowel sounds

So:

• a meghívó = the invitation
• az asztal = the table

In this sentence, meghívó begins with a consonant sound, so a is the correct form.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense, third person when the predicate is a noun, adjective, or similar expression.

So:

• A meghívó szép. = The invitation is beautiful.

There is no separate word for is here, but it is understood.

Compare:

• Én szép vagyok. = I am beautiful.
• Te szép vagy. = You are beautiful.
• A meghívó szép. = The invitation is beautiful.

So the omission happens specifically in the third person present.

Why does szép come after meghívó?