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Literally, nem elég means it is not enough. But in this pattern, Nem elég, hogy X, Y is an idiomatic way to complain about one bad thing and then add another.
Here it means something like:
- As if it weren't enough that X, Y too
- Not only X, but Y as well
- To make matters worse, X, and Y too
So the sentence has a frustrated, complaining tone.
Hungarian usually leaves out the verb van (is) in the present tense, third person when the predicate is a noun or adjective.
So:
- Az öltöny szűk = The suit is tight
- A karikagyűrű drága = The wedding ring is expensive
You do not normally say van here.
This omission also applies in drága is: the sentence still means is expensive too, even though van is not spoken.