A félárnyék hűvös.

the

Breakdown of A félárnyék hűvös.

• hűvös: cool
• félárnyék: partial shade

Questions & Answers about A félárnyék hűvös.

What does a mean in A félárnyék hűvös?

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

So the structure is:

• a = the
• félárnyék = partial shade / half-shade
• hűvös = cool

Hungarian uses a before words beginning with most consonants. Before a vowel, the definite article is usually az.

Examples:

• a ház = the house
• az alma = the apple

In a sentence like this, a can also be used in a fairly general sense, not only for one very specific physical patch of shade.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?