A viseltes blúz nem passzol jól.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So A viseltes blúz = the worn blouse.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since viseltes starts with a consonant sound, you use a.

In Hungarian, adjectives normally come before the noun, just like in English.

So:

• viseltes blúz = worn blouse
• szép ház = beautiful house
• piros autó = red car

That part of the sentence is very straightforward for an English speaker.

Because Hungarian adjectives usually do not agree with the noun in gender or number the way they do in many Indo-European languages.

So viseltes stays viseltes whether the noun is singular or plural, and regardless of any natural gender.

Examples:

• a viseltes blúz = the worn blouse
• a viseltes blúzok = the worn blouses

The adjective does not change here.

Viseltes means something like:

• worn
• showing wear
• a bit shabby from use
• well-worn

It describes an item that has been used enough to look old or tired.

It comes from the verb visel, which can mean to wear or to carry/wear on oneself, but viseltes is an adjective meaning worn-looking, not wearing.

So viseltes blúz is not a blouse being worn right now. It is a blouse that looks worn from use.

No. Hungarian has no grammatical gender.

That means nouns are not grammatically masculine, feminine, or neuter. So blúz is not a feminine noun in the grammatical sense.

This also means:

• articles do not change for gender
• adjectives do not change for gender
• verbs do not change for gender

So Hungarian is much simpler than many European languages in that respect.

Nem is the basic word for not.

In this sentence:

• passzol = fits / matches / goes
• nem passzol = doesn’t fit / doesn’t match / doesn’t go

In Hungarian, nem usually comes directly before the verb or the part being negated.

So:

• passzol = it fits / matches
• nem passzol = it does not fit / match

Passzol can mean several related things, depending on context:

• to fit
• to match
• to go well with
• to suit

So this sentence could suggest that the blouse:

• does not fit properly, or
• does not go well with something, or
• is not a good match

The exact sense depends on context.

Also, passzol is a very common everyday word, but it can sound a bit more conversational than some more formal alternatives.

Because in the present tense, third person singular, many Hungarian verbs have no extra ending.

So:

• én passzolok = I fit / match
• te passzolsz = you fit / match
• ő passzol = he/she/it fits / matches

That bare-looking verb form is normal for third person singular.

Here the subject is A viseltes blúz, so the verb is naturally passzol.

Jól means well.

It modifies passzol, so:

• passzol jól = fits well / matches well / goes well

In English we also often put well after the verb, so this is not too hard to understand.

The full sentence structure is:

• A viseltes blúz = the worn blouse
• nem passzol = does not fit / match
• jól = well

So literally: The worn blouse not fits well.

Natural English: The worn blouse doesn’t fit well or doesn’t match well.

Yes, Hungarian word order is fairly flexible, but changes in word order often change emphasis or focus, not just style.

The neutral version here is:

• A viseltes blúz nem passzol jól.

But you could also say:

• Nem passzol jól a viseltes blúz.

This still means roughly the same thing, but it can sound more like: The worn blouse doesn’t fit well / As for the worn blouse, it doesn’t fit well.

So yes, the words can move, but the neutral learner-friendly pattern is the original sentence.

Yes.

Because passzol is broader than a single English verb, possible translations include:

• The worn blouse doesn’t fit well.
• The worn blouse doesn’t match well.
• The worn blouse doesn’t go well.
• The worn blouse doesn’t suit [something/someone] well.

Without more context, several English translations may be correct.

Yes. Hungarian often does not use an explicit subject pronoun when the subject is already clear.

Here the subject is the noun phrase A viseltes blúz, so there is no need for a separate it.

Hungarian does not need to say something like It, the worn blouse, doesn’t fit well. The noun phrase itself is enough.

Not especially. It is common and natural in everyday speech, but it can sound somewhat conversational.

Depending on context, Hungarian might also use other verbs for more specific meanings:

• for fitting in size
• for matching in color/style
• for suiting someone

But passzol is very common because it covers a lot of those ideas in ordinary speech.

So as a learner, it is a useful word to know.