Mióta lassú a letöltési sebesség?

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Breakdown of Mióta lassú a letöltési sebesség?

• lassú: slow
• mióta: since when
• letöltési sebesség: download speed

Questions & Answers about Mióta lassú a letöltési sebesség?

What does mióta mean in this sentence?

Mióta asks about the starting point of a situation that is still continuing now.

So here it means:

• Since when is the download speed slow?
• or, in more natural English,
• How long has the download speed been slow?

Hungarian often uses mióta where English may choose either since when or how long depending on what sounds more natural.

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Why is there no word for is in Mióta lassú a letöltési sebesség?

Because Hungarian normally leaves out the verb to be in the present tense, third person in simple sentences like this.

So:

• A letöltési sebesség lassú. = The download speed is slow.

There is no van here, even though English needs is.

That is completely normal Hungarian. In fact, adding van here would usually sound wrong.

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What does letöltési mean, and how is it formed?