A biztosító megtéríti a kárt.

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Breakdown of A biztosító megtéríti a kárt.

• kár: damage or loss
• biztosító: an insurance company
• megtéríteni: to reimburse or compensate

Questions & Answers about A biztosító megtéríti a kárt.

Why are there two as in A biztosító megtéríti a kárt?

They are both the definite article, meaning the.

• A biztosító = the insurer
• a kárt = the damage / the loss

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowels

So you say a biztosító, but for a vowel-starting word you would say az autó.

What does biztosító mean exactly?

Biztosító means insurer or insurance company, depending on context.

It comes from the verb biztosít, which means to insure or to secure/guarantee in different contexts. In this sentence, a biztosító is the company or insurer that pays compensation.

Why is kár written as kárt here?

Because it is the direct object of the verb, so it takes the accusative ending -t.

• base form: kár = damage, loss
• accusative: kárt = damage/loss as the thing being compensated or paid for

Hungarian marks direct objects directly on the noun, unlike English, which usually relies on word order.