Questions & Answers about Ezt a terméket választom.
Why is it ezt a terméket and not just ezt terméket?
In Hungarian, when a demonstrative like ez/ezt (this) comes before a noun, you normally also use the definite article:
- ez a termék = this product
- ezt a terméket = this product (as a direct object)
So Hungarian says, literally, something like this the product. That is normal Hungarian structure.
What does a mean here? Is it the same as English a?
No. Hungarian a here means the, not English a.
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant: a termék
- az before a vowel: az alma
So in ezt a terméket, the a is the definite article the, used because terméket begins with a consonant.
Why is it ezt and not ez?
Because the noun phrase is the direct object of the verb.
- ez a termék = this product (subject form / basic form)
- ezt a terméket = this product (object form)
Hungarian marks direct objects with the accusative, usually with -t. The demonstrative changes too, so:
- ez → ezt
- az → azt