Breakdown of A lakásbiztosítás kötvényszáma itt szerepel.
itt
here
az
the
szerepelni
to be listed or featured
lakásbiztosítás
home insurance
Questions & Answers about A lakásbiztosítás kötvényszáma itt szerepel.
Why does kötvényszáma have -a at the end?
The -a is a possessive suffix. It means his/her/its in this kind of structure.
So:
- kötvényszám = policy number
- kötvényszáma = its policy number
In this sentence, its refers to a lakásbiztosítás (the home insurance), so the whole noun phrase means:
- a lakásbiztosítás kötvényszáma = the home insurance’s policy number / the policy number of the home insurance
Hungarian usually shows possession on the possessed thing, not with a separate word like English of.
Why isn’t there a separate word meaning of?
Hungarian normally does not use a separate of for this kind of relationship.
Instead, it often uses this pattern:
- possessor + possessed word with possessive ending
So:
- lakásbiztosítás = home insurance
- kötvényszáma = its policy number
Together:
- lakásbiztosítás kötvényszáma = the home insurance’s policy number
This is one of the most important differences from English.
What exactly is lakásbiztosítás? Is it one word?