Annak ellenére, hogy van jogosultsága, a tulajdonos kérelmét elutasítják.

It is a fixed expression meaning despite the fact that, even though, or in spite of the fact that.

So:

• Annak ellenére, hogy van jogosultsága
  = Even though he/she has the right/authorization...

This structure is very common in formal Hungarian.

Annak ellenére is part of the fixed phrase annak ellenére, hogy...

Literally, it is something like:

• annak = of that / despite that
• ellenére = against it / in spite of it

But in real usage, you should learn the whole expression together:

• annak ellenére, hogy... = despite the fact that...

So annak does not point to a separate noun here in the way an English learner might expect. It is simply part of the standard conjunction-like phrase.

Jogosultság is a formal word that can mean:

• right
• entitlement
• eligibility
• authorization

Which English word fits best depends on context.

The form jogosultsága means his/her right/authorization/entitlement.

Breakdown:

• jogosultság = right, entitlement, authorization
• -a / -ja type ending = his/her

So:

• van jogosultsága = he/she has authorization / is entitled / has the right

This is quite formal or administrative language.

Hungarian usually expresses have with van plus a possessed noun.

So instead of saying something like he has authorization with a separate verb to have, Hungarian says:

• van jogosultsága
• literally: there is his/her authorization
• natural English: he/she has authorization

This is the normal Hungarian possession pattern.

Compare:

• van autóm = I have a car
• van ideje = he/she has time
• van jogosultsága = he/she has authorization / entitlement

The suffix -a in jogosultsága means his/her/its.

By itself, Hungarian does not specify gender, so it could mean:

• his authorization
• her authorization
• sometimes its authorization, depending on context

In this sentence, it most naturally refers to the relevant person in the situation, very likely the owner if that is who the sentence is about. But the exact reference comes from context, not from the suffix alone.

In Hungarian, when the possessor comes directly before the possessed noun, it is often left unmarked.

So:

• a tulajdonos kérelme = the owner's request/application

Here:

• a tulajdonos = the owner
• kérelme = his/her request

This is a normal possession structure.

You can also use a marked possessor with -nak/-nek in some contexts:

• a tulajdonosnak a kérelme

But the unmarked version is often simpler and very common, especially in written style.

Kérelmét is the word kérelem in a possessed and accusative form.

Breakdown:

• kérelem = request, application
• kérelme = his/her request, application
• kérelmét = his/her request/application as a direct object

The -t is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object.

So:

• a tulajdonos kérelmét = the owner's application/request as the thing being rejected

This is why it appears in that longer form instead of the dictionary form kérelem.

Because the verb does not agree with the application here; it reflects an unstated subject meaning something like they.

So:

• elutasítják = they reject it

In Hungarian, 3rd person plural is often used when the agent is unknown, unimportant, or left unspecified. In English, this is often translated with a passive:

• elutasítják = they reject it
• more natural English in formal style: it is rejected

So the sentence is active in Hungarian form, but it often corresponds to an English passive.

Because Hungarian verbs have different conjugation patterns depending on whether the object is definite.

Here the object is definite:

• a tulajdonos kérelmét = the owner's application

Since the object is definite, Hungarian uses the definite conjugation:

• elutasítják

So this ending signals something like:

• they reject it / they reject the specific thing

This is one of the major features of Hungarian verb conjugation that English speakers usually need time to get used to.

No, not grammatically. It is an active 3rd person plural form:

• elutasítják = they reject

However, Hungarian often uses this kind of active plural verb where English would prefer a passive:

• A kérelmet elutasítják.
• literally: They reject the application.
• natural English: The application is rejected.

So it is not a true passive form, but it can function like one in translation.

Elutasít means to reject or to turn down.

The prefix el- is part of the verb and helps form the meaning reject/turn away. In many Hungarian verbs, prefixes modify the basic meaning, sometimes in ways that are not perfectly predictable word by word. So it is best to learn elutasít as a whole vocabulary item meaning reject.

Examples:

• kérelmet elutasít = reject an application
• panaszt elutasít = reject a complaint

Yes, very much so.

Words and phrases like:

• annak ellenére, hogy
• jogosultság
• kérelem
• elutasítják

all sound fairly formal, bureaucratic, or administrative.

In everyday conversation, people might use simpler wording depending on the situation. But this sentence sounds perfectly natural in official or legal contexts.

Yes. Hungarian word order is flexible and depends a lot on topic and emphasis.

This sentence:

• Annak ellenére, hogy van jogosultsága, a tulajdonos kérelmét elutasítják.

is natural and formal. It presents the concessive clause first, then the application/request as the topic, and then the rejection.

A different order can also be possible, for example:

• Annak ellenére, hogy van jogosultsága, elutasítják a tulajdonos kérelmét.

The meaning stays very similar, but the information flow shifts slightly. Hungarian often uses word order to show what is being foregrounded.

A fairly literal breakdown is:

• Annak ellenére, hogy = despite the fact that
• van jogosultsága = he/she has authorization / entitlement
• a tulajdonos kérelmét = the owner's application/request
• elutasítják = they reject it

So, very literally:

• Despite the fact that he/she has authorization, they reject the owner's application.

In natural English, this often becomes something like:

• Even though the owner is entitled/authorized, the owner's application is rejected.