A többség szerint nagy a kárösszeg.

Szerint means according to, in the opinion of, or by the judgment of.

So:

• A többség szerint = according to the majority / in the majority’s opinion

It follows a noun or pronoun and creates a phrase meaning according to X:

• Péter szerint = according to Péter
• a tanár szerint = according to the teacher
• szerintem = according to me / in my opinion

In this sentence, it tells us whose opinion is being reported.

Because a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

• a többség = the majority
• a kárösszeg = the amount of damage(s) / the damages amount

Hungarian uses definite articles very often, sometimes in places where English might or might not use the depending on style.

Also note:

• a is used before consonant sounds
• az is used before vowel sounds

So here it is a többség and a kárösszeg because both words begin with consonants.

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually omitted in the present tense, third person, when the sentence links a subject with a noun, adjective, or similar predicate.

So instead of saying something like The damage amount is large with an explicit is, Hungarian simply says:

• nagy a kárösszeg

Literally, this is something like large the damage amount.

Compare:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• A kárösszeg nagy. = The damage amount is large.

But in other persons, van does appear:

• Nagy vagyok. = I am big.
• Nagy vagy. = You are big.

So the missing is is completely normal here.

Both are possible, but the emphasis is different.

• A kárösszeg nagy. = The damage amount is large.
  This is a more neutral, straightforward statement about the damage amount.

• Nagy a kárösszeg. = The damage amount is large / The amount of damage is large.
  This puts more focus on nagy (large), as if answering an implied question like How big is the amount?

Hungarian word order is strongly linked to focus and information structure, not just grammar. In this sentence, placing nagy first highlights the idea that the amount is large.

Többség most often means majority.

In this sentence:

• A többség szerint = according to the majority

Depending on context, többség can refer to:

• the majority of people in a group
• the larger part
• most people

Examples:

• A többség egyetért. = The majority agrees.
• A többség eljött. = Most people came / The majority came.

So yes, majority is the core meaning, but in natural English translation it may sometimes become most people.

Kárösszeg is a compound noun:

• kár = damage, loss
• összeg = sum, amount

So kárösszeg means something like:

• amount of damage
• sum of the damages
• damages amount
• amount claimed for damages
  depending on context, especially legal or insurance contexts

It is not one of the most everyday beginner words, but it is common in formal, legal, financial, and insurance language.

Yes. Nagy is the ordinary Hungarian adjective meaning big, large, or sometimes great.

Here it means large:

• nagy a kárösszeg = the amount of damage is large

Which English adjective sounds best depends on context:

• big is more everyday
• large is often better in formal or financial contexts

Since kárösszeg is a formal-sounding word, large is usually the best translation.

It sounds fairly neutral to somewhat formal, mainly because of kárösszeg.

• A többség szerint is neutral and common.
• kárösszeg sounds more legal, administrative, or insurance-related.

So the whole sentence would fit well in:

• news reports
• official discussions
• legal or insurance contexts
• formal conversation

In everyday casual speech, people might choose a simpler expression instead of kárösszeg, depending on what exactly they mean.

Yes, Hungarian allows flexibility in word order, although the emphasis changes.

For example:

• A többség szerint nagy a kárösszeg.
• Nagy a kárösszeg a többség szerint.

Both are possible. The first version is more natural if you want to set up the viewpoint first: according to the majority...

The second can sound a bit more like an afterthought or a stylistic rearrangement: The amount of damage is large, according to the majority.

So the original version is very natural and probably the most straightforward.

No, szerint is not a case ending attached directly to the noun. It is a separate postposition.

Hungarian often uses postpositions, which are like English prepositions except they come after the noun:

• a ház előtt = in front of the house
• a tanár szerint = according to the teacher

So in:

• a többség szerint

szerint is its own word, not an ending added onto többség.

However, from an English-speaking learner’s point of view, it behaves a bit like a case marker because it creates a specific relationship between words.

A simple breakdown is:

• A többség szerint = adverbial phrase of opinion/viewpoint
• nagy = predicate adjective in focus
• a kárösszeg = subject

So the structure is roughly:

According to the majority, [large] [the amount of damage].

More naturally in English:

According to the majority, the amount of damage is large.

This is a good example of a very common Hungarian pattern:

• viewpoint phrase + predicate adjective + subject

Because Hungarian does not need is here, the sentence can look unusual at first to English speakers.