Breakdown of Az autó megfelel a feltételeknek.
autó
the car
az
the
feltétel
a condition or requirement
megfelelni
to meet or satisfy a requirement
Questions & Answers about Az autó megfelel a feltételeknek.
What does the whole sentence mean naturally in English?
A natural translation is The car meets the requirements or The car satisfies the conditions.
In many contexts, feltételek is better translated as requirements, criteria, or conditions, depending on what kind of situation you are talking about.
What does az mean here?
Az is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- az autó = the car
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a
- az
Az is used before words that begin with a vowel sound, and autó begins with a, so it must be az autó.
Why is it autó and not something changed, like with an extra ending?
Here, autó is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in its basic dictionary form.
- autó = car
- az autó = the car
Nothing is added because it is not showing direction, possession, or any other case here. It is simply the thing that meets the requirements.