Breakdown of Az ügyintézési határidő egy hét.
egy
a
az
the
hét
the week
ügyintézési határidő
a processing deadline
Questions & Answers about Az ügyintézési határidő egy hét.
Why is it az and not a at the beginning?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant sound
- az before a vowel sound
The next word is ügyintézési, which starts with the vowel ü, so Hungarian uses az.
Compare:
- a ház = the house
- az iskola = the school
So Az ügyintézési határidő... is exactly what you would expect.
What does ügyintézési mean, and how is it formed?
Ügyintézési is an adjective meaning something like administrative, processing, or related to handling a case/matter.
It comes from:
- ügy = matter, case, affair
- intézés = handling, managing, processing
- ügyintézés = administration / case handling / processing
- ügyintézési = administrative / processing-related
The ending -i is very common in Hungarian for turning a noun into an adjective.
For example:
- iskola = school → iskolai = school-related
- Budapest → budapesti = from Budapest / Budapest-related
So ügyintézési határidő means processing deadline or administrative deadline.