A záridő rövid, és a rekesz kicsi.

The shutter speed is fast, and the camera aperture is small.

Breakdown of A záridő rövid, és a rekesz kicsi.

• kicsi: small
• és: and
• az: the
• rövid: short

Questions & Answers about A záridő rövid, és a rekesz kicsi.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person.

So:

• A záridő rövid. = The shutter speed is short.
• A rekesz kicsi. = The aperture is small.

Hungarian does use forms of to be in other situations, for example:

• Én magas vagyok. = I am tall.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.
• A záridő rövid volt. = The shutter speed was short.

So the missing is here is completely normal.

Why does a appear twice?

Because a is the definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian normally repeats the article before each noun:

• A záridő rövid, és a rekesz kicsi.

Literally:

• the shutter speed short, and the aperture small

English can also repeat the, but Hungarian does it very naturally and regularly. You generally do not use one article to cover both nouns here.

What does és mean, and is it used just like and?