A keresztény itt van.

to be

Breakdown of A keresztény itt van.

• itt: here
• az: the
• keresztény: a Christian

Questions & Answers about A keresztény itt van.

What does a mean here?

A is the Hungarian definite article, so it means the.

So A keresztény itt van. = The Christian is here.

A few useful notes:

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

For example:

• a ház = the house
• az alma = the apple

Here, keresztény starts with a consonant sound, so Hungarian uses a.

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Why is it a keresztény and not egy keresztény?

Because a/az means the, while egy means a/an.

So:

• a keresztény = the Christian
• egy keresztény = a Christian

If the sentence is specifically about one known Christian, a is the natural choice.

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Does keresztény mean Christian as a noun or as an adjective?