Questions & Answers about A rejtekhely a szobában van.
Why is a used twice in A rejtekhely a szobában van?
A is the Hungarian definite article, like the in English.
It appears twice because there are two definite noun phrases here:
- a rejtekhely = the hiding place
- a szobában = in the room
This is completely normal in Hungarian. Even when a noun has a case ending, it can still keep its article.
Why is it a and not az?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
So here we get:
- a rejtekhely because rejtekhely starts with r
- a szobában because szobában starts with sz
Compare:
- az ajtó = the door
- az ablakban = in the window
What does szobában mean grammatically?