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Questions & Answers about A település kicsi.
Why is there no word for is in A település kicsi?
In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are simply saying that something is something or is some way.
So:
- A település kicsi. = The settlement is small.
But in other persons, Hungarian does use van or its forms:
- Kicsi vagyok. = I am small.
- Kicsi vagy. = You are small.
- A település kicsi. = The settlement is small.
This is one of the most important basic patterns in Hungarian.
What does a mean here?
A is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- a település = the settlement
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before most consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
For example:
- a település = the settlement
- az iskola = the school
What exactly does település mean?