A perem széles.

the

Breakdown of A perem széles.

• széles: wide
• perem: a rim or edge

Questions & Answers about A perem széles.

Why is there no word for is in A perem széles?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense when the sentence is in the third person.

So:

• A perem széles. = The rim is wide.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Széles vagyok. = I am wide.
• Széles vagy. = You are wide.

So this omission is completely normal here.

What does a mean in this sentence?

A is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

Which one is used depends on the sound that follows:

• a before most consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

So:

• a perem = the rim
• az asztal = the table

What part of speech is széles?