A bekezdés rövid.

The paragraph is short.

Breakdown of A bekezdés rövid.

• az: the
• rövid: short
• bekezdés: a paragraph

Questions & Answers about A bekezdés rövid.

Why is there no word for is in 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.

What does a mean at the beginning?

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.

What does bekezdés mean exactly?