Az oktatás fontos.

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Breakdown of Az oktatás fontos.

• az: the
• oktatás: education

Questions & Answers about Az oktatás fontos.

Why is it az and not a?

Both a and az mean the in Hungarian.

• a is used before a consonant sound
• az is used before a vowel sound

Since oktatás begins with o, Hungarian uses az:

• az oktatás
• but a könyv = the book

This is similar to the difference between a and an in English, although in Hungarian both forms still mean the, not a/an.

What part of speech is oktatás?

Oktatás is a noun. It means education or instruction/teaching, depending on context.

It is related to the verb oktat = to teach, to instruct.

The ending -ás / -és often turns a verb into a noun that refers to:

• an action
• a process
• the result of an action

So:

• oktat = to teach
• oktatás = teaching, education, instruction

What part of speech is fontos?