Az arány fontos.

important

Breakdown of Az arány fontos.

• az: the
• arány: a ratio or proportion

Questions & Answers about Az arány fontos.

Why is it az and not a?

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Because arány begins with a vowel, you say az arány.

Compare:

• a ház = the house
• az autó = the car

What does arány mean exactly?

Arány most often means ratio, proportion, or sometimes balance/proper proportion, depending on context.

So Az arány fontos could mean things like:

• The ratio is important.
• The proportion is important.
• Balance is important.
  (in some contexts, a looser translation)

Hungarian words often cover a range of meanings that English splits into several words, so context matters.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?