A szövetség erős.

The alliance is strong.

Breakdown of A szövetség erős.

• az: the
• erős: strong
• szövetség: an alliance or federation

Questions & Answers about A szövetség erős.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person.

So:

• A szövetség erős. = The alliance is strong.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Erős vagyok. = I am strong.
• Erős vagy. = You are strong.

This is one of the most important patterns in basic Hungarian sentences.

What does a mean here?

A is the Hungarian definite article, so here it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

The choice depends on the sound that follows:

• a before a consonant: a szövetség
• az before a vowel: az alma

So a szövetség means the alliance.

Why does erős come after szövetség?