A közigazgatási folyamat hosszú.

The administrative process is long.

Breakdown of A közigazgatási folyamat hosszú.

• az: the
• hosszú: long
• folyamat: a process
• közigazgatási: administrative (public administration)

Questions & Answers about A közigazgatási folyamat hosszú.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when the predicate is a noun or an adjective.

So:

• A közigazgatási folyamat hosszú. = The administrative process is long.

But literally, Hungarian says something like:

• The administrative process long.

This is completely normal.

You would include van/vannak in other situations, for example:

• A folyamat hosszú volt. = The process was long.
• A folyamat hosszú lesz. = The process will be long.

So in your sentence, the missing is is not actually missing by Hungarian standards.

What does each word mean?

Here is the breakdown:

• a = the
• közigazgatási = administrative, relating to public administration
• folyamat = process
• hosszú = long

So the structure is:

• A közigazgatási folyamat = the administrative process
• hosszú = is long