A menyasszonyi csokor fehér.

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Breakdown of A menyasszonyi csokor fehér.

• fehér: white
• menyasszonyi csokor: a bridal bouquet

Questions & Answers about A menyasszonyi csokor fehér.

What does A mean at the beginning of the sentence?

A is the Hungarian definite article, so here it means the.

• a / az = the
• Hungarian uses a before most consonant sounds.
• It uses az before vowel sounds.

So:

• a csokor = the bouquet
• az alma = the apple

In A menyasszonyi csokor fehér, A tells you we are talking about the bridal bouquet, not just any bouquet.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense when the subject is third person singular or plural.

So:

• A csokor fehér. = The bouquet is white.
• literally: The bouquet white.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

But the verb does appear in other persons:

• Fehér vagyok. = I am white.
• Fehér vagy. = You are white.
• Fehér. = He/she/it is white.

And in the plural:

• Fehérek. = They are white.

So the missing is is not a mistake; it is standard grammar.