A szerző itt van.

The author is here.

Breakdown of A szerző itt van.

• lenni: to be
• itt: here
• az: the
• szerző: an author

Questions & Answers about A szerző itt van.

What does each word in A szerző itt van. mean?

• a = the
• szerző = author, writer, or in some contexts composer
• itt = here
• van = is

So the sentence is literally The author here is, but in natural English it means The author is here.

Why is a used here?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since szerző begins with a consonant sound, Hungarian uses a:

• a szerző = the author

Compare:

• a könyv = the book
• az író = the writer

Why is van included here? I thought Hungarian often leaves out is in the present tense.