A smink a ruhapróba előtt kész.

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Breakdown of A smink a ruhapróba előtt kész.

• az: the
• kész: ready
• smink: makeup

Questions & Answers about A smink a ruhapróba előtt kész.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because Hungarian usually omits the verb van = is/are in the present tense, third person when the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

• A smink kész. = The makeup is ready.
• literally: The makeup ready.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

But the verb appears in other situations, for example:

• A smink nincs kész. = The makeup is not ready.
• A smink kész volt. = The makeup was ready.
• Kész vagyok. = I am ready.

So in your sentence, the missing is is not really missing — it is just understood.

Why is a used twice, and why is it a instead of az?