A ruhacímke szerint a farmernadrág nagy.

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

So:

• A farmernadrág nagy. = The jeans are big.
• literally: The jeans big.

This is completely normal Hungarian.

But in other persons, van or the appropriate form does appear:

• Nagy vagyok. = I am big.
• Nagy vagy. = You are big.
• Nagy. = He/She/It is big.

So the missing is/are is not an omission in the casual sense; it is the standard grammar.

Szerint means according to.

Hungarian often uses postpositions instead of prepositions. That means the word corresponding to English according to comes after the noun, not before it.

So:

• a ruhacímke szerint = according to the clothing label

Compare:

• English: according to the label
• Hungarian: the label according to

That word order is normal in Hungarian because szerint is a postposition.

Because a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

The sentence has two separate definite noun phrases:

• a ruhacímke = the clothing label
• a farmernadrág = the jeans

So Hungarian uses a twice, just as English uses the twice in:

• According to the clothing label, the jeans are big.

Also note:

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

For example:

• a farmernadrág
• az alma

This is a very common question.

In English, jeans is grammatically plural:

• The jeans are big.

In Hungarian, farmernadrág is typically treated as a singular noun meaning a pair of jeans / jeans.

So Hungarian says:

• A farmernadrág nagy.
• literally: The jeans is big

But the natural English translation is still:

• The jeans are big.

This happens with some clothing items in different languages: the grammar does not always match English.

In farmernadrág, farmer does not mean a person who works on a farm.

In Hungarian, farmer can refer to denim or jeans-style clothing. So:

• farmernadrág = jeans, literally something like denim trousers

The second part, nadrág, means trousers/pants.

So the compound is:

• farmer
  • nadrág → farmernadrág

Hungarian forms many nouns this way, by combining two words into one compound.

Ruhacímke is a compound noun:

• ruha = clothes / garment / dress
• címke = label / tag

Together:

• ruhacímke = clothing label, garment label, or clothes tag

This is very typical Hungarian word-building: two nouns are joined into one compound word.

Literally, nagy means big / large.

In context, especially with clothing sizes, it can often imply:

• big
• too big
• larger than expected

So A farmernadrág nagy may mean:

• The jeans are big
• The jeans are too big

Whether too is understood depends on context. If Hungarian wants to be very explicit, it can say:

• túl nagy = too big

So:

• A farmernadrág túl nagy. = The jeans are too big.

Yes, Hungarian word order is flexible, but the given order is very natural and neutral.

This sentence is structured like:

• A ruhacímke szerint = According to the label
• a farmernadrág = the jeans
• nagy = big

So it works like:

• According to the label, the jeans are big.

You could change the word order for emphasis, but the neutral version is the one you have.

For example, if you emphasize according to the label, this version is very natural:

• A ruhacímke szerint a farmernadrág nagy.

If you emphasize the jeans, another order may also be possible in the right context:

• A farmernadrág a ruhacímke szerint nagy.

Both can be grammatical, but they are not identical in focus and emphasis.

Because szerint is a postposition, and Hungarian often uses postpositions where English uses prepositions or other structures.

So instead of adding a case ending to ruhacímke, Hungarian simply puts szerint after it:

• a ruhacímke szerint

This is similar to other Hungarian postpositions, such as:

• az asztal alatt = under the table
• a ház előtt = in front of the house
• a barátom mellett = beside my friend

So szerint behaves like one member of that larger pattern.

The phrase a ruhacímke szerint clearly signals that this is information based on the label, not necessarily an absolute fact stated by the speaker.

So the meaning is more like:

• According to the clothing label, the jeans are big
• or more idiomatically in context, the label says the jeans are large

This can matter in real life, because it suggests:

• the speaker is reporting what the label indicates,
• but the actual fit might be different.

So szerint helps mark the statement as coming from a source.

A few points are especially useful for English speakers:

• sz is pronounced like English s in see
• plain s is pronounced like English sh
• gy is a soft sound somewhat like the d in British duke or the j/dy sound in module for some speakers
• á is longer than a
• stress is normally on the first syllable of each word

Rough guides:

• ruhacímke ≈ ROO-ha-TSEEM-keh
• szerint ≈ SEH-rint (with sz = s)
• farmernadrág ≈ FAR-mer-na-draag
• nagy ≈ something like nody with a soft final sound, though there is no perfect English equivalent

The most important thing to remember here is:

• sz = English s
• s = English sh

That is one of the biggest pronunciation adjustments for English speakers learning Hungarian.