Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk.

Szervezeti means organizational or related to an organization/structure.

It comes from szervezet, which means organization. The ending -i often turns a noun into an adjective, similar to how English uses endings like -al or -ic in some words.

So:

• szervezet = organization
• szervezeti = organizational

In szervezeti kérdés, the whole phrase means something like an organizational question/issue/matter.

Because Hungarian uses the suffix -ról / -ről to mean about or concerning.

So:

• kérdés = question, issue, matter
• kérdésről = about a question/issue/matter

This suffix changes according to vowel harmony:

• -ról after back vowels
• -ről after front vowels

Since kérdés has front vowels, it becomes kérdésről.

So szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk literally means we are talking about an organizational issue.

In Hungarian, kérdés can mean more than just a question someone asks.

It can also mean:

• issue
• matter
• problem/topic under discussion

So in a sentence like Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk, it often sounds more natural in English as:

• We are talking about an organizational issue
• We are discussing an organizational matter

A very literal translation with question is possible, but in many contexts issue or matter sounds more natural.

Beszélünk means we speak or we are talking.

It comes from the verb beszél, meaning to speak or to talk.

Here is the breakdown:

• beszél- = speak, talk
• -ünk = we

So:

• beszélek = I speak / I am talking
• beszélsz = you speak
• beszél = he/she speaks
• beszélünk = we speak / we are talking

In this sentence, beszélünk is naturally understood as we are talking.

Because Hungarian usually expresses meanings like about, from, to, in, and many others with suffixes attached to nouns, instead of separate prepositions.

English says:

• about an organizational issue

Hungarian says:

• szervezeti kérdésről

The meaning of about is carried by -ről.

This is very common in Hungarian. Instead of prepositions before the noun, Hungarian often uses case endings after the noun.

Hungarian often leaves out the article when speaking in a general or non-specific way.

So:

• Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk. = We are talking about an organizational issue/matter.
  • This sounds more general or introduces the type of topic.

If you add an article, it becomes more specific:

• A szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk. = We are talking about the organizational issue.

So the version without an article does not sound wrong or incomplete. It just feels less specific.

Because in Hungarian, adjectives usually do not agree with the noun the way they do in many other languages.

So even though kérdés becomes kérdésről, the adjective stays the same:

• szervezeti kérdés
• szervezeti kérdésről

The case ending goes on the noun, not on the adjective.

This is normal in Hungarian. Compare:

• nagy házban = in a big house
• érdekes könyvről = about an interesting book

The adjective stays unchanged, while the noun gets the ending.

Hungarian word order is flexible, and it often reflects topic, focus, or what the speaker wants to emphasize.

In this sentence, putting Szervezeti kérdésről first makes the topic clear right away:

• Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk. = We are talking about an organizational matter.

This is a very natural neutral order.

You could also hear:

• Beszélünk szervezeti kérdésről.

But that is less natural in many contexts. Hungarian often prefers to put the topic or important information before the verb.

So the given order is normal and idiomatic.

Yes. Beszélünk is present tense, but Hungarian present tense often covers both:

• we talk
• we are talking

The exact English translation depends on context.

So Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk can mean:

• We are talking about an organizational issue
  or
• We talk about organizational issues

In most everyday situations, especially if this is happening right now, we are talking about... is the most natural translation.

You would usually say:

• A szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk.

Here, a means the.

Compare:

• Szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk. = We are talking about an organizational issue / an organizational matter.
• A szervezeti kérdésről beszélünk. = We are talking about the organizational issue.

So adding a makes the noun phrase definite and more specific.

The ending -ről contains ő, which is a long front rounded vowel. English does not have an exact equivalent, so learners often need practice with it.

A rough guide:

• ö is somewhat like the vowel in French peu or German schön
• ő is the long version of that sound

So -ről is pronounced roughly like roel said with rounded lips, but that is only an approximation.

Also note that kérdésről has a double r sound effect across the boundary: kérdés + ről. You do not need to exaggerate it too much, but make sure the r is clearly there.

So the difficult parts are usually:

• the long é in kérdés
• the ő in -ről