Breakdown of Mióta vár az előfizető az aktiválásra?
várni
to wait
az
the
mióta
since when
előfizető
a subscriber
Questions & Answers about Mióta vár az előfizető az aktiválásra?
What does mióta mean here?
Mióta literally means since when. In many contexts, it corresponds to English how long when English is asking about a duration that started in the past and continues up to now.
So in this sentence, Mióta vár az előfizető az aktiválásra? means something like:
- Since when has the subscriber been waiting for activation?
- or more naturally in English, How long has the subscriber been waiting for activation?
Hungarian focuses on the starting point in time, while English often prefers the length of time.
Why is it vár, and what form is that?
Vár is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb várni, which means to wait.
Here it matches az előfizető = the subscriber, which is singular:
- én várok = I wait
- te vársz = you wait
- ő vár = he/she waits
So az előfizető vár = the subscriber waits / is waiting.
In English, the present tense here is usually translated more naturally as has been waiting, depending on context.
Why is az előfizető after the verb?