Word
Az autó új, mégsem működik.
Meaning
The car is new, yet it does not work.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Az autó új, mégsem működik.
Why is it az autó and not a autó?
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article: a and az.
- a is used before words that begin with a consonant
- az is used before words that begin with a vowel
Since autó begins with a, you say az autó.
Examples:
- a ház = the house
- az autó = the car
- az ember = the person
What does autó mean, and is it a common word?
Autó means car, and yes, it is a very common everyday word in Hungarian.
It is somewhat like a shortened form historically related to automobile, but in modern Hungarian autó is the normal basic word for car.
Why is új after autó? Doesn't Hungarian usually put adjectives before nouns?