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Az információ elérhető.

Az információ elérhető.

The information is available.

Breakdown of Az információ elérhető.

the information

available or reachable

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Questions & Answers about Az információ elérhető.

Why is there no word for is in Az információ elérhető?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, 3rd person singular when the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

Az információ elérhető. = The information is available.

But in other persons or tenses, the verb appears:

Az információ elérhető volt. = The information was available.
Az információ elérhető lesz. = The information will be available.
Az információ elérhető? = Is the information available?

This is a very common feature of Hungarian grammar.

Why is it az információ and not just információ?

Az is the definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian often uses the definite article where English may or may not use the, depending on context. In this sentence, az információ refers to a specific piece of information, or information already known from the context.

Compare:

Az információ elérhető. = The information is available.
Információ elérhető. = more like Information available or a headline/sign style, not a normal full sentence in most contexts.

So in ordinary speech and writing, az információ is the natural choice here.

Why is the article az and not a?

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

a before words beginning with a consonant
az before words beginning with a vowel

Since információ begins with i, you use az:

az információ
az iskola
az ember

But:

a könyv
a ház
a tanár

This is similar to the difference between a and an in English, though Hungarian does not depend on sound quite as flexibly as English does in all cases.

What exactly is elérhető grammatically?

Elérhető is an adjective meaning available, accessible, or literally something like can be reached.

It comes from the verb:

elér = to reach, to attain, to access

and the suffix:

-hető / -ható = can be ...-ed, able to be ...-ed

So:

elér
- -hető → elérhető
literally: reachable / accessible
in natural English here: available

This suffix is very useful in Hungarian:

olvasható = readable / can be read
érthető = understandable / can be understood
látható = visible / can be seen

Why does elérhető come after the noun here?

Because here it is the predicate adjective.

In Hungarian:

If the adjective is part of the predicate, it comes after the noun:
- Az információ elérhető.
If the adjective directly describes the noun inside a noun phrase, it comes before the noun:
- az elérhető információ = the available information

So the difference is:

Az információ elérhető. = The information is available.
az elérhető információ = the available information

This is very important in Hungarian word structure.

Is információ singular or plural? And is it used like English information?

Here, információ is singular.

It often overlaps with English information, but the usage is not always exactly the same. Hungarian can use:

információ = information / a piece of information
információk = pieces of information / information items

English information is usually uncountable, but Hungarian is often more flexible.

Examples:

Az információ hasznos. = The information is useful.
Az információk hasznosak. = The pieces of information are useful.

So yes, it can correspond to English information, but Hungarian may pluralize it more readily than English does.

How do you pronounce információ and elérhető?

A rough pronunciation guide:

információ ≈ in-for-MA-tsi-oh
elérhető ≈ eh-LAYR-heh-tuh

A few useful points:

á is a long a sound
é is a long e sound, roughly like ay in say, but cleaner and steadier
ó is a long o
ő is a long front rounded vowel; English does not really have it, but it is similar to a long version of the vowel in German schön or French deux
Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of the word:
- INformáció
- Elérhető

So even though információ is an international-looking word, its stress is Hungarian: IN-formáció, not English-style inforMAtion.

Does elérhető only mean available, or can it mean other things too?

It can mean several related things, depending on context:

available
accessible
reachable
obtainable

For example:

Az információ elérhető. = The information is available / accessible.
A weboldal elérhető. = The website is accessible / available.
Telefonon elérhető. = He/She can be reached by phone.

So elérhető is a flexible word. The exact English translation depends on what is being talked about.

Can the word order change?

Yes, Hungarian word order is flexible, but changes in word order often affect focus or emphasis.

The neutral version is:

Az információ elérhető.

You might also see:

Elérhető az információ.

This can sound a bit more like:

The information is available
or The information is indeed available

So both are possible, but Az információ elérhető is the most neutral basic sentence.

Would Az információ hozzáférhető also work?

Sometimes yes, but it is not exactly the same.

elérhető = available, accessible, reachable
hozzáférhető = accessible, possible to gain access to

For information, both can work, but there is a slight difference:

Az információ elérhető. = the information is available / obtainable
Az információ hozzáférhető. = the information is accessible, especially in the sense that access is allowed or possible

In many contexts, elérhető is the more natural everyday choice. Hozzáférhető can sound a little more formal or technical.

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