A bekezdés rövid.

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

So:

• A bekezdés rövid. = The paragraph is short.
• literally: The paragraph short.

This happens with both singular and plural third person subjects in the present tense:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• A könyvek érdekesek. = The books are interesting.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Én rövid vagyok. = I am short.
• Te rövid vagy. = You are short.

So the missing is is completely normal here.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a = the
• bekezdés = paragraph
• rövid = short

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowel sounds

For example:

• a bekezdés = the paragraph
• az alma = the apple

So a bekezdés simply means the paragraph.

Bekezdés means paragraph.

It is a noun. In this sentence, it is the subject.

You may also notice that many Hungarian nouns can look long compared with English ones, but bekezdés is just the basic dictionary form here, with no extra case ending attached.

Great question. In Hungarian, adjective position depends on how the adjective is being used.

1. Attributive adjective: before the noun

When the adjective directly describes a noun inside a noun phrase, it comes before the noun:

• rövid bekezdés = a short paragraph

2. Predicate adjective: after the noun

When the adjective is the main description in a sentence, it comes after the noun:

• A bekezdés rövid. = The paragraph is short.

So here, rövid is not just part of a noun phrase like short paragraph. It is the main statement about the paragraph.

No. In Hungarian, adjectives do not change for gender, and they usually do not agree with the noun the way they do in many Indo-European languages.

So:

• rövid bekezdés = short paragraph
• rövid mondat = short sentence
• rövid könyv = short book

The adjective rövid stays the same.

However, if the adjective is used as the predicate with a plural subject, it often takes a plural ending:

• A bekezdések rövidek. = The paragraphs are short.

So in your sentence, singular bekezdés goes with singular predicate adjective rövid.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide would be:

• bekezdés ≈ beh-kehzh-daysh
• rövid ≈ ruh-vid or rur-vid depending on how well you can make ö

A few key pronunciation points:

• e is like e in bet
• é is a longer sound, somewhat like ay in say, but cleaner and without much glide
• ö is like the German ö or the French eu sound
• zs is pronounced like the s in measure
• v is a normal v
• stress in Hungarian is always on the first syllable

So the stress is:

• BE-kezdés
• RÖ-vid

The accents show different vowel sounds, and sometimes vowel length.

In this sentence:

• é is a long vowel
• ö is a different vowel from plain o

Hungarian spelling is quite regular, so accents are important and should not be ignored.

For example:

• e and é are different vowels
• o, ó, ö, and ő are all distinct

So rövid is not spelled with o, and bekezdés needs the é.

A bekezdés rövid is the normal, neutral way to say this.

It has:

• A bekezdés = the topic/subject
• rövid = the new information about it

Hungarian word order is flexible, but it is tied to focus and emphasis, not just grammar. For a basic descriptive sentence, this order is the most natural.

A learner should treat A bekezdés rövid. as the standard pattern for The paragraph is short.

You would say:

• egy rövid bekezdés = a short paragraph

Here:

• egy = a/an
• rövid comes before the noun because it directly modifies it
• bekezdés = paragraph

Compare:

• egy rövid bekezdés = a short paragraph
• A bekezdés rövid. = The paragraph is short.

This is a very useful contrast to learn early.

In the plural, it becomes:

• A bekezdések rövidek. = The paragraphs are short.

Changes:

• bekezdés → bekezdések = paragraphs
• rövid → rövidek = short with a plural predicate ending

This is useful because Hungarian often leaves out are too in the present tense third person, just like it leaves out is.

So:

• A bekezdés rövid. = The paragraph is short.
• A bekezdések rövidek. = The paragraphs are short.