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.

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

Széles is an adjective, meaning wide.

In this sentence, it works as a predicate adjective, describing the subject:

• A perem széles. = The rim is wide.

Unlike in some languages, Hungarian adjectives in this kind of sentence do not need to agree with the noun in gender, and Hungarian has no grammatical gender anyway.

Because in this sentence széles is not directly attached to the noun as an attributive adjective. It is the predicate of the sentence.

Compare:

• a széles perem = the wide rim
  Here, széles comes before the noun because it directly modifies it.

• A perem széles. = The rim is wide.
  Here, széles comes after the noun because it is the main descriptive part of the sentence.

So Hungarian often works like this:

• adjective + noun when the adjective is inside the noun phrase
• noun + adjective when the adjective is the predicate

Perem is in the nominative case, which is the basic dictionary form and is typically used for the subject of the sentence.

In A perem széles, perem is the thing being talked about, so it is the subject:

• A perem = the rim
• széles = is wide

No extra ending is needed here.

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

The neutral sentence is:

• A perem széles.

You might also see:

• Széles a perem.

This still means The rim is wide, but it can put more attention on wide, as if answering a question like What is the rim like?

So both are possible, but A perem széles is the more straightforward, neutral version.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• perem ≈ peh-rem
• széles ≈ say-lesh

A few important points:

• Hungarian sz is pronounced like English s in see
• Hungarian s is pronounced like English sh
• é is a long vowel, roughly like ay in say, but more pure and steady

So:

• széles begins with a plain s sound, not sh
• the final s in széles sounds like sh

Not in this sentence.

Hungarian adjectives generally do not change to agree with a noun in gender, because Hungarian has no grammatical gender. They also do not change for singular/plural when they are used predicatively like this.

So:

• A perem széles. = The rim is wide.
• A peremek szélesek. = The rims are wide.

Notice that in the plural predicate, széles becomes szélesek. This is because predicate adjectives can take plural marking when the subject is plural.

But with a singular subject, széles stays just széles.

The plural would be:

• A peremek szélesek. = The rims are wide.

Changes:

• perem → peremek = rims
• széles → szélesek = wide for a plural predicate

So Hungarian often marks plurality on both the subject noun and the predicate adjective in sentences like this.

Yes. Perem often means rim, edge, or border, depending on context.

Possible uses include:

• the rim of a cup
• the edge of an object
• the border or outer edge of something

So the exact English translation depends on what kind of object is being described. But grammatically, the sentence works the same way in all cases.

Yes, that is correct.

• Ez a perem széles. = This rim is wide.

Here:

• ez a perem = this rim
• széles = is wide

This is useful when you want to point out a specific rim. The basic sentence pattern stays the same.