Az esküvő holnap lesz.

to be

Breakdown of Az esküvő holnap lesz.

• holnap: tomorrow
• az: the
• esküvő: a wedding

Questions & Answers about Az esküvő holnap lesz.

Why is it az esküvő and not a esküvő?

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

They both mean the.

You use az before words that begin with a vowel sound, and a before words that begin with a consonant sound. Since esküvő begins with e, it takes az:

• az esküvő = the wedding

This is similar to English using a vs an.

What does lesz mean here?

Lesz is the future form of van (to be).

So in this sentence, lesz means will be:

• Az esküvő holnap lesz. = The wedding will be tomorrow.

A few useful related forms are:

• van = is / exists
• volt = was
• lesz = will be

Why do we use lesz here instead of just leaving the verb out?

In Hungarian, present-tense is/am/are is often omitted in the third person:

• Az esküvő szép. = The wedding is beautiful.

But in the future, you normally need the verb:

• Az esküvő holnap lesz. = The wedding will be tomorrow.

So the verb cannot be omitted here, because the sentence is talking about the future.