Questions & Answers about Ez az idősáv megfelelő.
Why does the sentence start with Ez az? Why are there two words meaning this/the?
In Hungarian, a demonstrative like ez (this) is normally used together with the definite article.
So:
- ez az idősáv = this time slot
- literally something like this the time slot
This is normal Hungarian structure.
A few similar examples:
- ez a könyv = this book
- ez az autó = this car
- az a ház = that house
The article changes shape depending on the next sound:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
Since idősáv begins with a vowel, Hungarian uses az:
- ez az idősáv
Why is it az idősáv and not a idősáv?
Because Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
Since idősáv starts with i, a vowel, the correct form is:
- az idősáv
Compare:
- a szoba = the room
- az asztal = the table
So ez az idősáv is exactly what you would expect.