Breakdown of Az iskola számítógépet biztosít.
az
the
számítógép
the computer
iskola
the school
biztosítani
to ensure or provide
Questions & Answers about Az iskola számítógépet biztosít.
Why is it az iskola and not a iskola?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
Since iskola begins with i, you say az iskola.
This is similar to English a/an, but it is only for the definite article, meaning the.
- az iskola = the school
- a tanár = the teacher
Why does számítógép become számítógépet?
Because it is the direct object of the verb, so it takes the accusative ending.
- base form: számítógép = computer
- object form: számítógépet = computer as the thing being provided
The accusative marker is basically -t, but Hungarian often inserts a vowel before it to make the word easier to pronounce. So here you get:
- számítógép
- accusative → számítógépet
A good beginner takeaway is:
- if a noun is the direct object, Hungarian usually marks it
- English usually does not mark this on the noun itself
Why is there no egy before if English says ?