Word
A hosszabbítás és az előjegyzés gyorsak.
Meaning
The renewal and the reservation are quick.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of A hosszabbítás és az előjegyzés gyorsak.
és
and
az
the
gyors
quick
hosszabbítás
an extension or renewal
Questions & Answers about A hosszabbítás és az előjegyzés gyorsak.
Why is there no word for are in this sentence?
In Hungarian, the present-tense verb to be is usually left out in the 3rd person when the predicate is a noun or an adjective.
So:
- A hosszabbítás és az előjegyzés gyorsak.
- literally: The extension and the reservation quick
- natural English: The extension and the reservation are quick
Hungarian does not need vannak here.
Compare:
- A hosszabbítás gyors. = The extension is quick.
- A hosszabbítás gyors volt. = The extension was quick.
In the past tense, the verb appears again: volt.
Why are there two different words for the: a and az?
They are not different in meaning. Both mean the.
The choice depends on the sound that follows:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
So here:
- a hosszabbítás because h is a consonant
- az előjegyzés because e is a vowel
This is purely a pronunciation-related rule, similar to how English uses a and an.