A király a történetben van.

to be

Breakdown of A király a történetben van.

• az: the
• történet: the story
• király: a king

Questions & Answers about A király a történetben van.

Does Hungarian a mean English a/an here?

No. In Hungarian, a (or az) is the definite article, so it means the, not a/an.

So:

• a király = the king
• a történetben = in the story

If you wanted a king, Hungarian would usually use egy:

• Egy király a történetben van. = A king is in the story.
  More naturally: Van egy király a történetben. = There is a king in the story.

Why is a used twice?

Because both nouns are definite:

• a király = the king
• a történetben = in the story

Hungarian uses the article before the noun even when that noun also has a case ending attached to it. So a történetben is literally:

• a = the
• történetben = in story

Together: in the story

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