Breakdown of A szakember meghatározza a problémát.
az
the
probléma
the problem
meghatározni
to determine or define
szakember
a specialist or professional
Questions & Answers about A szakember meghatározza a problémát.
What is the basic structure of this sentence?
It has a neutral subject + verb + object structure:
- A szakember = the specialist / the professional / the expert
- meghatározza = determines / identifies / defines
- a problémát = the problem
So grammatically, it is a very straightforward sentence.
Why is there a twice?
Because a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.
Hungarian uses the definite article before definite nouns, whether they are the subject or the object:
- a szakember = the specialist
- a problémát = the problem
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before a consonant
- az before a vowel
Since szakember and problémát both begin with consonant sounds, the correct form is a.
Why is it problémát and not probléma?