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Learn Hardcore Hungarian: A megoldás egyedi. - The solution is unique.

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A megoldás egyedi.

Word

A megoldás egyedi.

Meaning

The solution is unique.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Hungarian

Lesson

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Questions & Answers about A megoldás egyedi.

What does a mean here, and why isn’t it az?

A is the definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

a before consonant sounds
az before vowel sounds

So:

a megoldás = the solution
az ötlet = the idea

Since megoldás starts with m, you use a.

Is there a missing word for is in this sentence?

Yes, from an English point of view, it may look like is is missing.

In Hungarian, the present-tense verb van = is is usually omitted in the 3rd person singular and 3rd person plural when the sentence links a subject with a noun or adjective.

So:

A megoldás egyedi. literally looks like The solution unique.
But it means The solution is unique.

The verb does appear in other tenses:

A megoldás egyedi volt. = The solution was unique.

Why is egyedi after megoldás instead of before it?

Because here egyedi is the predicate adjective of the sentence, not an adjective directly attached to the noun inside a noun phrase.

Compare:

egyedi megoldás = a unique solution
A megoldás egyedi. = The solution is unique

So:

adjective before the noun = it describes the noun directly
adjective after the noun = it is part of the statement about the noun

Can egyedi megoldás and A megoldás egyedi both be correct?

Yes, but they mean different things grammatically.

egyedi megoldás = a unique solution
This is just a noun phrase, not a full sentence.
A megoldás egyedi. = The solution is unique.
This is a complete sentence.

So Hungarian can put the adjective before the noun, but that gives a different structure from the sentence you have here.

What exactly does egyedi mean?

Egyedi usually means something like:

unique
individual
distinctive
custom-made or tailored in some contexts

With megoldás, it often suggests that the solution is not standard, but rather special or specifically suited to a situation.

So the exact English translation can vary a little depending on context, but unique is a very common choice.

Is egyedi related to egy?

Yes, it is related historically and in meaning.

Egy means one or a/an, and egyedi carries the idea of being individual, single, or one of a kind.

That said, it is best to learn egyedi as its own adjective with the meaning unique / individual / custom rather than trying to build its meaning from egy every time.

Can I also say Egyedi a megoldás?

Yes, that is also grammatical.

The difference is mainly emphasis.

A megoldás egyedi. = neutral statement
Egyedi a megoldás. = stronger focus on egyedi

Hungarian word order is flexible, and moving a word to the front often gives it special focus. So Egyedi a megoldás can sound more like:

The solution is unique
It’s the solution that is unique
Unique is what the solution is, in a more literal sense of emphasis

How do you pronounce A megoldás egyedi?

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

aw MEH-gol-daash EH-dyeh-dee

A few useful pronunciation points:

s in Hungarian sounds like English sh
gy is a soft consonant, roughly like dy
á is a long vowel
the stress is on the first syllable of each word

A more precise IPA pronunciation is approximately:

[ɒ ˈmɛɡoldaːʃ ˈɛɟɛdi]

What is megoldás made from?

Megoldás comes from the verb megold = to solve.

Hungarian often uses the suffix -ás / -és to make a noun from a verb. So:

megold = solve
megoldás = solution / solving

This is a very common word-building pattern in Hungarian.

Does egyedi need to change to match megoldás?

Not here.

Hungarian does not have grammatical gender, so there is no masculine/feminine/neuter adjective agreement to worry about.

In this sentence, both words are singular, so egyedi stays unchanged.

If the subject were plural, the predicate adjective would usually become plural too:

A megoldások egyediek. = The solutions are unique.

But in A megoldás egyedi, singular egyedi is exactly right.

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