Word
Az alapítvány a városban van.
Meaning
The foundation is in the city.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Az alapítvány a városban van.
lenni
to be
az
the
város
the city
alapítvány
a foundation or charitable organization
Questions & Answers about Az alapítvány a városban van.
Why is it az alapítvány but a városban?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article: a and az.
- az is used before a vowel sound: az alapítvány
- a is used before a consonant sound: a városban
So the choice depends on the sound that follows. It is similar to English a/an, but in Hungarian this happens with the.
What does the ending -ban mean in városban?
-ban is a case ending meaning in or inside.
- város = city
- városban = in the city / in a city, depending on context
Hungarian often uses suffixes where English uses prepositions. So instead of a separate word for in, Hungarian attaches -ban to the noun.
Why is there still an article a in a városban if -ban already means in?