Ez a szám helyes.

this

Breakdown of Ez a szám helyes.

• az: the
• helyes: correct
• szám: a number

Questions & Answers about Ez a szám helyes.

Why is it ez a szám for this number? Why are there two words where English just has this?

In Hungarian, a demonstrative like ez (this) is normally used together with the definite article:

• ez a szám = this number
• az a szám = that number

So ez points to the noun, and a is the article that goes with the noun. This is a very normal Hungarian pattern.

A literal word-for-word breakdown is roughly:

• ez = this
• a = the
• szám = number

But you should learn ez a szám as the natural Hungarian way to say this number.

What does szám mean here?

Here, szám means number.

However, szám can have other meanings in different contexts, for example:

• number
• song/track in music
• in some expressions, even account or calculation-related meanings

In Ez a szám helyes, the meaning is clearly number.

What does helyes mean exactly?