Questions & Answers about A tag ma aktív.
Why is there no word for is in A tag ma aktív?
In Hungarian, the present-tense form of to be is usually left out in sentences like this when the subject is third person and the predicate is a noun or adjective.
So:
- A tag ma aktív. = The member is active today.
But with I / you / we / they in many cases, Hungarian does use forms of to be:
- Aktív vagyok. = I am active.
- Aktív vagy. = You are active.
So the missing is here is completely normal Hungarian grammar.
What does a mean here?
A is the Hungarian definite article, so it means the.
- a is used before most consonant sounds
- az is used before vowel sounds
So:
- a tag = the member
- az alma = the apple
In this sentence, tag begins with a consonant, so a is the correct form.
What exactly does tag mean?