A bemozdulás zavaró.

The motion blur is distracting.

Breakdown of A bemozdulás zavaró.

• az: the
• zavaró: disturbing
• bemozdulás: motion blur caused by camera movement

Questions & Answers about A bemozdulás zavaró.

Why is there a at the beginning?

A is the definite article, equivalent to the.

In Hungarian, the definite article is often used in places where English might use the, but also in some more general statements where English might use no article at all. So A bemozdulás zavaró can still be a general statement, not only a very specific one.

For example:

• A zaj idegesítő. = Noise is annoying.
• A várakozás nehéz. = Waiting is hard.

So here a is completely normal.

Why is there no word for is?

Hungarian usually omits the verb van = is in the present tense, third person singular/plural when the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

• A bemozdulás zavaró. = The motion blur is distracting.

But in the past or future, the copula appears:

• A bemozdulás zavaró volt. = The motion blur was distracting.
• A bemozdulás zavaró lesz. = The motion blur will be distracting.

This is one of the most common things English speakers notice in Hungarian.

What exactly is bemozdulás grammatically?