Breakdown of A rozmaring a virágcserépben van.
lenni
to be
az
the
rozmaring
rosemary
virágcserép
a flowerpot
Questions & Answers about A rozmaring a virágcserépben van.
Why is there a twice in A rozmaring a virágcserépben van?
Because a is the Hungarian definite article the.
So the sentence literally breaks down as:
- A rozmaring = the rosemary
- a virágcserépben = in the flowerpot
- van = is
Hungarian often uses the definite article in places where English also uses the. Here, both the rosemary and the flowerpot are treated as specific.
Also, Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
So:
- a rozmaring
- a virágcserépben but
- az alma = the apple
What does -ben mean in virágcserépben?