A felső perem széles.

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually omitted in the present tense when the sentence simply says that something is something or is some way.

So:

• A felső perem széles. = The upper rim is wide.

But in other tenses, or in some other sentence types, Hungarian does use a form of to be:

• A felső perem széles volt. = The upper rim was wide.
• A felső perem széles lesz. = The upper rim will be wide.

This missing is is very normal in Hungarian.

A is the definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

Which one is used depends on the following sound:

• a perem = the rim
• az ablak = the window

Here it is a felső perem, because felső begins with a consonant sound.

Felső means upper or top.

It describes the noun perem (rim, edge, lip, depending on context). So:

• felső perem = upper rim
• alsó perem = lower rim

It is an adjective here, just like upper in English.

In Hungarian, adjectives usually do not change to agree with the noun in gender or number the way they do in many European languages.

So Hungarian does not have something like:

• masculine/feminine forms
• singular/plural agreement on the adjective in this kind of sentence

That means the adjective stays the same:

• a felső perem = the upper rim
• a felső peremek = the upper rims

The noun changes if needed, but the adjective usually stays unchanged.

Because széles is the predicate adjective, meaning it tells us what the subject is like:

• A felső perem = the subject
• széles = wide

So the structure is basically:

• The upper rim wide.
• natural English: The upper rim is wide.

This is a very common Hungarian sentence pattern: [subject] + [adjective]

For example:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• A víz hideg. = The water is cold.

Perem usually means rim, edge, or brim, depending on context.

Possible translations include:

• the rim of a cup
• the edge of a surface
• the brim of a hat
• the flange or border of an object in technical language

So in this sentence, the exact English translation depends on what object is being described. But grammatically, perem is just the noun meaning the outer edge or border of something.

Because széles is an adjective, not an adverb.

Here it describes the noun phrase a felső perem:

• A felső perem széles. = The upper rim is wide.

If Hungarian wants an adverb like widely, it usually uses a different form or a different structure. In this sentence, széles clearly functions as an adjective.

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

The neutral sentence is:

• A felső perem széles.

This simply states a fact: The upper rim is wide.

You may also see different word orders in context, but they usually highlight something:

• Széles a felső perem.

This can sound more like It’s the upper rim that is wide or The upper rim is wide, with extra emphasis on wide.

So the original order is the most straightforward, neutral version.

It is singular.

You can tell because:

• perem = rim (singular)
• peremek would be rims (plural)

So:

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

Notice that in the plural, the predicate adjective often becomes plural too:

• széles → szélesek

When the predicate adjective refers to a plural subject, Hungarian often uses the plural form of the adjective in this type of sentence.

Compare:

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

So in predicative position, adjective plurality is often shown.

But when the adjective comes directly before the noun, it usually stays unchanged:

• széles perem = wide rim
• széles peremek = wide rims

This difference is important:

• before the noun: usually no plural marking on the adjective
• as the predicate: plural marking often appears

A simple approximation is:

• felső ≈ FEL-shuh
• perem ≈ PEH-rem
• széles ≈ SAY-lesh

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• e is usually like e in bet
• é is longer, like ay in say
• ő is a long rounded vowel that English does not really have; it is similar to a long version of the vowel in German schön
• sz is pronounced like English s
• s by itself is pronounced like English sh

So:

• széles starts with s, not sh
• felső ends with ső, where s sounds like sh

Yes. Depending on context, széles can be translated as wide or broad, and perem can be rim, edge, or border.

So possible natural translations might include:

• The upper rim is wide.
• The top edge is wide.
• The upper border is broad.

The best English version depends on what object is being discussed. The Hungarian grammar stays the same.