A hozzászólás rövid.

the

Breakdown of A hozzászólás rövid.

• rövid: short
• hozzászólás: a comment

Questions & Answers about A hozzászólás rövid.

Why is there no word for is in A hozzászólás rövid?

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense when the subject is third person.

So:

• A hozzászólás rövid. = The comment is short.
• literally: The comment short.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

Compare:

• Én rövid vagyok. = I am short.
• Te rövid vagy. = You are short.
• A hozzászólás rövid. = The comment is short.

So the missing is is not an omission in the casual sense; it is just how Hungarian grammar works here.

What does A mean here?

A is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a hozzászólás = the comment

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

For example:

• a hozzászólás = the comment
• az ablak = the window

Since hozzászólás begins with a consonant sound, Hungarian uses a.