Kiváló szakembert választunk.

It is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object of the sentence.

• szakember = professional / specialist
• szakembert = a professional / specialist as the object

So in this sentence, szakembert is the person being chosen.

Because in Hungarian, when an adjective directly modifies a noun, the noun usually carries the case ending, not the adjective.

So you say:

• kiváló szakembert = an excellent professional

not

• kiválót szakembert

But if the adjective stands by itself, then it can take the ending:

• A kiválót választjuk. = We are choosing the excellent one.

Hungarian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here, választunk means we choose / we are choosing.

• -unk / -ünk is a common 1st person plural ending

You could add mi for emphasis:

• Mi választunk kiváló szakembert. = We are choosing an excellent professional.

But in a normal sentence, mi is usually unnecessary.

This is because Hungarian has two main verb conjugations here:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

választunk is the indefinite form, used when the object is indefinite or non-specific.

Since kiváló szakembert has no definite article and means an indefinite person, Hungarian uses:

• választunk

If the object were definite, you would use:

• A kiváló szakembert választjuk. = We are choosing the excellent professional.

So:

• választunk = we choose something/someone indefinite
• választjuk = we choose it / the specific one

Hungarian often omits the indefinite article egy where English would use a/an.

So:

• Kiváló szakembert választunk.
• Egy kiváló szakembert választunk.

Both are possible.

The version without egy is very natural and often sounds a bit more general or less explicitly focused on the idea of one. Adding egy can make the singularity or indefiniteness more explicit.

választunk is:

• present tense
• 1st person plural
• from the verb választani = to choose

So the basic idea is:

• választ- = choose
• -unk = we

That gives választunk = we choose / we are choosing

It can mean either one. Hungarian present tense often covers both the English simple present and present progressive.

So depending on context, this sentence could mean:

• We choose an excellent professional
• We are choosing an excellent professional

The surrounding context tells you which reading is intended.

No. Hungarian word order is flexible, and it often reflects emphasis or information structure, not just grammar.

This sentence is perfectly natural. Putting kiváló szakembert before the verb makes that object phrase prominent.

Other orders are possible, but they change the emphasis. For example:

• Mi választunk kiváló szakembert. = emphasizes we
• Kiváló szakembert választunk. = highlights the object phrase as important information

So Hungarian word order is not random, but it is much more flexible than English word order.

No. In modern Hungarian, szakember is normally gender-neutral in meaning.

It can refer to:

• a male professional
• a female professional

Hungarian does not have grammatical gender like he/she built into nouns the way some languages do. If the speaker wants to specify gender, they usually add extra words, but szakember by itself is normally understood as neutral.

It is singular.

There is no plural ending here. In Hungarian, a plural noun usually has -k in its base plural form.

Compare:

• szakembert = a professional, as object
• szakembereket = professionals, as object

So:

• Kiváló szakembert választunk. = We choose / are choosing an excellent professional.
• Kiváló szakembereket választunk. = We choose / are choosing excellent professionals.

A useful IPA pronunciation is:

[ˈkivɑːloː ˈsɒkɛmbɛrt ˈvaːlɒstuŋk]

A rough English-style approximation is:

KEE-vaa-loh SAH-kem-bert VAA-lost-oonk

A few helpful pronunciation notes:

• Stress is on the first syllable of each word.
• sz is pronounced like English s
• á is a long vowel
• ó is also a long vowel

So the rhythm is very regular compared with English.