Breakdown of A könyvtáros azt javasolja, hogy nézzek utána a hangoskönyvnek a katalógusban.
az
the
hogy
so that
azt
that
javasolni
to suggest
Questions & Answers about A könyvtáros azt javasolja, hogy nézzek utána a hangoskönyvnek a katalógusban.
What is the basic structure of this sentence?
It has two main parts:
- A könyvtáros azt javasolja = The librarian suggests
- hogy nézzek utána a hangoskönyvnek a katalógusban = that I look up / check on the audiobook in the catalog
So the pattern is:
[main clause] + hogy + [subordinate clause]
This is a very common Hungarian structure after verbs like say, think, suggest, want, ask, etc.
What is azt doing in azt javasolja?
Azt is a forward-pointing object pronoun. It points ahead to the whole hogy... clause.
So literally, Hungarian is doing something like:
- The librarian suggests that thing: that I look it up...
In natural English, we usually do not translate azt separately here. It just helps link javasolja to the following clause.
You see the same pattern in sentences like:
- Azt mondja, hogy... = He/she says that...
- Azt hiszem, hogy... = I think that...
In speech, azt can sometimes be omitted, but with this kind of sentence it is very common and natural.
Why is it javasolja and not javasol?