Breakdown of A kompozíció és a képkivágás érdekes.
és
and
érdekes
interesting
az
the
kompozíció
composition in an image
Questions & Answers about A kompozíció és a képkivágás érdekes.
Why is there no verb meaning is/are in this sentence?
In Hungarian, the present-tense 3rd-person form of to be is usually omitted in simple sentences like this.
So:
- A kompozíció érdekes. = The composition is interesting.
- A képkivágás érdekes. = The cropping is interesting.
Hungarian does use van / vannak in other situations, but not normally in a basic X is adjective sentence in the present tense.
Compare:
- A kompozíció érdekes. = The composition is interesting.
- A kompozíció érdekes volt. = The composition was interesting.
In the past tense, the verb appears.
What does a mean here, and why is it not az?
A is the definite article, so it means the.
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
Since kompozíció and képkivágás both begin with consonant sounds, the correct form is a:
- a kompozíció
- a képkivágás
If the next word started with a vowel, you would use az instead.
Why is repeated before both nouns?