A késedelmi díj túl nagy.

The late fee is too high.

Breakdown of A késedelmi díj túl nagy.

• nagy: big
• az: the
• túl: too
• késedelmi díj: a late fee

Questions & Answers about A késedelmi díj túl nagy.

What does A mean at the beginning of the sentence?

A is the definite article, so it means the.

So A késedelmi díj = the late fee.

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowels

For example:

• a díj = the fee
• az ár = the price

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense, third person when one noun or adjective is describing another.

So:

• A késedelmi díj túl nagy. = The late fee is too big/high.

But in English, you must say is.

This is very normal in Hungarian:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• A könyv érdekes. = The book is interesting.

If the sentence were in the past or future, you would use a form of van:

• A késedelmi díj túl nagy volt. = The late fee was too high.

What exactly does késedelmi mean?