A verseny nehéz.

The race is difficult.

Breakdown of A verseny nehéz.

• az: the
• nehéz: difficult
• verseny: a competition or race

Questions & Answers about A verseny nehéz.

Why is there no word for is in A verseny nehéz?

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

So:

• A verseny nehéz. = The competition is difficult.
• literally: The competition difficult.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Nehéz vagyok. = I am difficult / I am hard
• Nehéz vagy. = You are difficult
• A verseny nehéz. = The competition is difficult

So the missing is is not a mistake; it is standard grammar.

What does a mean here?

A is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a verseny = the competition

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Examples:

• a verseny = the competition
• az autó = the car

Since verseny begins with v, a consonant, Hungarian uses a.

What exactly does verseny mean?