A szélvédő tiszta.

The windscreen is clean.

Breakdown of A szélvédő tiszta.

• az: the
• tiszta: clean
• szélvédő: a windscreen

Questions & Answers about A szélvédő tiszta.

Why is there no word for is in A szélvédő tiszta?

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

So instead of saying a literal equivalent of The windshield is clean, Hungarian simply says:

• A szélvédő tiszta.

This is completely normal.
Compare:

• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.
• Ő fáradt. = He/she is tired.

In the third person singular and plural, Hungarian often omits van/vannak in simple descriptive sentences.

What does a mean here?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

Which one is used depends on the sound that follows:

• a szélvédő = the windshield
• az autó = the car

Use az before vowel sounds, and a before consonant sounds.

Since szélvédő begins with the consonant sound sz, the correct article is a.

Why is it tiszta after the noun instead of before it?