A lakcím a kérelmen van.

to be

Breakdown of A lakcím a kérelmen van.

• az: the
• lakcím: a residential address
• kérelem: an application or request

Questions & Answers about A lakcím a kérelmen van.

What does lakcím mean exactly?

Lakcím means home address or residential address.

It is a compound word:

• lak- relates to living/residing (compare lakni = to live somewhere)
• cím = address

So lakcím is not just any kind of address in every context; it often means the address where a person officially lives.

Why is there a twice: A lakcím a kérelmen van?

Because Hungarian uses the definite article a / az much like English the.

Here:

• A lakcím = the address
• a kérelmen = on the application / on the form / on the request

Hungarian repeats the article with each definite noun phrase, just as English does:

• the address
• the application

So having a twice is completely normal.

Why is it kérelmen and not kérelem?