Questions & Answers about A dekoráció piros és szép.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense, third person singular and plural when the predicate is a noun or adjective.
So:
- A dekoráció piros és szép. = The decoration is red and beautiful.
Hungarian does not normally say A dekoráció van piros és szép here.
But the verb does appear in other cases, for example:
- A dekoráció piros volt. = The decoration was red.
- A dekoráció piros lesz. = The decoration will be red.
- Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
So this missing is is a very normal Hungarian pattern.
What does A mean at the beginning?
A is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- a dekoráció = the decoration
Hungarian has two forms of the:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
For example:
- a dekoráció = the decoration
- az alma = the apple
Since dekoráció begins with d, Hungarian uses a.
Why are piros and szép after the noun instead of before it?