Ez a szövetség nagy.

this

Breakdown of Ez a szövetség nagy.

• az: the
• nagy: large
• szövetség: an alliance or federation

Questions & Answers about Ez a szövetség nagy.

What does each word in Ez a szövetség nagy. mean?

• Ez = this
• a = the
• szövetség = alliance, federation, or union depending on context
• nagy = big or large

So the whole sentence means This alliance is big.

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Why does Hungarian use ez a here? Does it literally mean this the alliance?

Yes, in a way it does.

In Hungarian, when this or that comes before a noun, it is normally followed by the definite article:

• ez a ház = this house
• ez a szövetség = this alliance

So ez a szövetség is the normal Hungarian way to say this alliance.

This is different from English, where we do not say this the alliance.

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Why is there no word for is in the sentence?