A fára fókuszálok.

the tree

Breakdown of A fára fókuszálok.

• az: the
• fókuszálni: to focus a camera

Questions & Answers about A fára fókuszálok.

What does a mean here?

It is the definite article the.

So a fára means the tree with a case ending attached to tree.

A useful rule:

• a is used before consonant sounds
• az is used before vowel sounds

So you get:

• a fa = the tree
• az alma = the apple

Why is it fára and not just fa?

Because Hungarian usually expresses relationships like English on, to, into, with by adding suffixes to the noun.

• fa = tree
• fára = onto the tree / to the tree / on the tree, depending on the verb

With fókuszál, Hungarian uses -ra/-re to mark what you are focusing on:

• fókuszál valamire = to focus on something

So A fára fókuszálok uses the natural Hungarian pattern, not a separate word for on.

What case is fára?