A virágföld a zsákban van.

to be

Breakdown of A virágföld a zsákban van.

• az: the
• zsák: a sack or large bag
• virágföld: potting soil

Questions & Answers about A virágföld a zsákban van.

Why are there two a words in the sentence?

Because a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

In A virágföld a zsákban van, both noun phrases are definite:

• a virágföld = the potting soil
• a zsákban = in the bag

Hungarian repeats the article just as English does: the potting soil is in the bag.

Also, Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Since virágföld and zsákban both begin with consonant sounds, the form is a.

What is virágföld exactly, and why is it one word?

Virágföld is a compound noun:

• virág = flower
• föld = earth, soil, ground

Together, virágföld means something like flower soil, usually understood as potting soil or soil for plants/flowers.

Hungarian very often writes compound nouns as a single word, where English might use two words or a noun + noun phrase.

So:

• Hungarian: virágföld
• English: potting soil

Why is zsákban one word instead of two words like ?