Questions & Answers about A fényképezőgép a táskában van.
Why is a used twice in A fényképezőgép a táskában van?
Because a/az is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.
So:
- a fényképezőgép = the camera
- a táskában = in the bag
Hungarian, like English, uses the article separately with each definite noun phrase. So having two a words here is completely normal.
Why is it a and not az?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
Since fényképezőgép and táskában both begin with consonant sounds, the correct article is a.
For example:
- a táska = the bag
- az autó = the car
What does táskában mean exactly, and why is there no separate word for in?