A katolikus közösség nagy.

The Catholic community is large.

Breakdown of A katolikus közösség nagy.

• nagy: big
• az: the
• közösség: a community
• katolikus: Catholic

Questions & Answers about A katolikus közösség nagy.

Why is there no word for is in A katolikus közösség nagy?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense, third person.

So:

• A közösség nagy = The community is big
• literally: The community big

This is completely normal in Hungarian.

But the verb appears in other persons, for example:

• Én nagy vagyok = I am big
• Te nagy vagy = You are big
• A közösség nagy = The community is big

So in your sentence, the missing is is not really missing—Hungarian just does not say it here.

What does a mean here?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a közösség = the community

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a
• az

Which one is used depends on the following sound:

• a before most consonant sounds: a közösség
• az before vowel sounds: az iskola

So A katolikus közösség nagy starts with a because katolikus begins with a consonant sound.