A nyilvános információ fontos.

important

Breakdown of A nyilvános információ fontos.

• az: the
• információ: the information
• nyilvános: public

Questions & Answers about A nyilvános információ fontos.

Why does the sentence start with a? Does it mean the?

Yes. A is the Hungarian definite article, so it corresponds to the.

• a is used before a word that starts with a consonant sound
• az is used before a word that starts with a vowel sound

Here the next word is nyilvános, which starts with ny, a consonant sound, so we use a:

• a nyilvános információ = the public information

Hungarian often uses the definite article in places where English might also say just public information, so the most natural translation depends on context.

Why is it a and not az if információ starts with a vowel?

Because the article agrees with the next word immediately after it, not with a later word.

Here the article is directly before nyilvános:

• a nyilvános információ

Since nyilvános begins with ny (a consonant sound), the correct article is a.

Compare:

• a nyilvános információ
• az információ

So the adjective between the article and the noun affects which article you use.

Why is nyilvános before ?