A termék új.

new

Breakdown of A termék új.

• az: the
• termék: a product

Questions & Answers about A termék új.

Why is a used here, and not az?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Since termék begins with t, which is a consonant, the correct form is a termék.

Examples:

• a ház = the house
• az autó = the car

Why is there no word for is in A termék új?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often omitted in the present tense, third person when the sentence links a subject to a noun or adjective.

So:

• A termék új. = The product is new.

There is no separate word for is here, even though English needs one.

This is normal in Hungarian:

• A fiú magas. = The boy is tall.
• A leves forró. = The soup is hot.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Új vagyok. = I am new.
• Új vagy. = You are new.

And in past or future tense, the verb also appears:

• A termék új volt. = The product was new.