Questions & Answers about A szerző könyvet ír.
No. In Hungarian, a here means the, not English a/an.
- a szerző = the author
- Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
Since szerző starts with sz, which is a consonant sound, the sentence uses a szerző.
The Hungarian word for English a/an is egy, but Hungarian often leaves egy out in sentences like this.
Because könyvet is the accusative form, used for a direct object.
- könyv = book
- könyvet = book, as the thing being written
Hungarian usually marks direct objects with -t. In this word, an extra vowel appears before the -t for easier pronunciation:
- könyv + t would be awkward
- so Hungarian uses könyvet
So the -t shows that the book is what the author is writing.