A ház gyakorlatilag új.

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

So:

• A ház új. = The house is new.
• A ház gyakorlatilag új. = The house is practically new.

This omission is normal and required here.

But Hungarian does use forms of to be in other cases, for example:

• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.
• A ház új volt. = The house was new.

So the missing is is not an omission in the casual sense; it is simply how Hungarian grammar works.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a before consonants
• az before vowels

Since ház begins with h, which is a consonant, the correct form is:

• a ház = the house

Compare:

• a ház = the house
• az autó = the car

The capital A here is only because it starts the sentence.

Both patterns exist, but they mean different things.

1. Attributive adjective: the adjective comes before the noun

   • az új ház = the new house

2. Predicate adjective: the noun is the subject, and the adjective says something about it

   • A ház új. = The house is new.

In your sentence, új is not directly modifying ház inside a noun phrase. It is part of the predicate:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új. = The house is practically new.

So this is not the practically new house. It is the house is practically new.

Gyakorlatilag usually means practically, virtually, or for all practical purposes.

In this sentence:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új.
• The house is practically new.

It suggests that the house may not be literally brand-new, but it is so close to new condition that, in practice, it counts as new.

Depending on context, gyakorlatilag can also mean something like in practice, but here practically/virtually is the natural meaning.

No, Hungarian word order is fairly flexible, but different orders change the emphasis.

The neutral version is:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új.

You might also hear:

• Gyakorlatilag új a ház.

This puts more focus on gyakorlatilag új — roughly, The house is practically new with emphasis on that description.

So the basic meaning stays similar, but the information structure changes. Hungarian word order often reflects focus and emphasis, not just grammatical roles.

A few useful points:

• á is a long vowel
• ú is also a long vowel
• j is pronounced like English y in yes

So:

• ház sounds roughly like haaz
• új sounds roughly like oo-y

The whole sentence is approximately:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új
• roughly: aw haaz dyaw-kor-law-tee-lawg oo-y

That is only an approximation, but it helps at the start.

In Hungarian, accent marks are a normal part of spelling, not optional marks for stress.

Here they mainly show vowel quality and length:

• a and á are different vowels
• u and ú are different vowels

So:

• ház is not pronounced like haz
• új is not pronounced like uj

This matters because vowel differences can change meaning. In Hungarian, spelling is quite consistent, so learning the vowel system is very helpful early on.

Not in the same way as in many Indo-European languages.

Hungarian does not have grammatical gender, so you do not need to change the adjective for masculine/feminine/neuter.

In the singular:

• A ház új. = The house is new.

No extra agreement is needed there.

In the plural, predicate adjectives do often take a plural ending:

• A házak újak. = The houses are new.

So there can be plural marking, but there is no gender agreement to worry about.

You would use the adjective before the noun:

• az új ház = the new house

Compare carefully:

• az új ház = the new house
• A ház új. = The house is new.

This is a very important distinction in Hungarian.

With your sentence:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új. = The house is practically new.

If you wanted a noun phrase like the practically new house, that would be a different structure and much less likely in ordinary usage.

Yes, but not in this exact present-tense third-person form.

You would use a form of to be in cases like these:

• Én gyakorlatilag új vagyok would be grammatically possible in structure, though odd in meaning.
• A ház gyakorlatilag új volt. = The house was practically new.
• A ház gyakorlatilag új lesz. = The house will be practically new.

So in the present tense, third person:

• A ház új.
  not A ház új van.

But in past and future, or with first and second person, forms of to be do appear.

Sometimes yes, but the nuance changes a little.

• gyakorlatilag = practically / virtually / for all practical purposes
• szinte = almost / nearly
• majdnem = almost

So:

• A ház gyakorlatilag új. = The house is practically new.
• A ház szinte új. = The house is almost new.
• A ház majdnem új. = The house is almost new.

All are possible, but gyakorlatilag often sounds a bit more like in effect, it counts as new, while szinte/majdnem emphasize closeness to that state.