A pedagógiai cél fontos.

important

Breakdown of A pedagógiai cél fontos.

• az: the
• cél: a goal or aim
• pedagógiai: pedagogical

Questions & Answers about A pedagógiai cél fontos.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• A pedagógiai cél fontos. = The pedagogical goal is important.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Fontos vagyok. = I am important.
• Fontos vagy. = You are important.

So the missing is here is completely normal.

What does a mean here, and why is it a instead of az?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a
• az

Which one you use depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Here the next word is pedagógiai, which starts with p, a consonant, so it must be:

• a pedagógiai cél

If the next word started with a vowel, you would use az.

What does pedagógiai mean, and how is it formed?