Még ha van is szakadás, a szoknya jól passzol.

Még ha introduces a concessive idea, similar to even if in English.

So in this sentence, Még ha van is szakadás... means something like:

• Even if there is a tear...
• Even if it has a rip...

It sets up a situation that does not change the main point of the sentence. The main point is still a szoknya jól passzol.

Yes, is often means also/too, but in this kind of sentence it helps create the meaning even if.

In Még ha van is szakadás, the is adds a concessive emphasis:

• ha van szakadás = if there is a tear
• még ha van is szakadás = even if there is a tear

So is here is not just simple also. It is part of the structure that strengthens the concession.

This is a very common pattern in Hungarian:

• még ha + verb + is
• ha + verb + is

Hungarian often places is right after the verb or the focused element in this kind of clause.

So:

• van is szakadás

is natural because van is the verbal element being emphasized in the concessive clause.

You may also encounter other word orders in Hungarian depending on emphasis, but here this order is standard and natural.

The important thing to notice is that is is not randomly placed. It typically attaches to the part being highlighted in the clause.

Yes, Még ha szakadás is van is also possible.

The difference is mainly one of emphasis:

• Még ha van is szakadás puts the emphasis more on the existence of the tear.
• Még ha szakadás is van puts the emphasis more on the tear itself.

Both can mean even if there is a tear, but the nuance shifts slightly depending on what is in focus.

This kind of variation is very normal in Hungarian word order.

Szakadás means a tear, rip, or split in fabric or material.

In this sentence, because the subject is a szoknya meaning the skirt, the most natural meaning is:

• a tear in the skirt
• a rip in the skirt

It comes from the verb szakad, which means to tear, to rip, or to come apart.

In Hungarian, after van meaning there is, an indefinite noun often appears without an article.

So:

• van szakadás = there is a tear
• literally, something like tear exists

This is very common in existential sentences.

Compare:

• Van egy könyv az asztalon. = There is a book on the table.
• Van időm. = I have time.
• Van probléma. = There is a problem.

So the lack of a/an before szakadás is normal Hungarian structure.

Because a szoknya means the skirt.

Hungarian uses a / az as the definite article, equivalent to English the.

So here:

• a szoknya = the skirt

The sentence is talking about a specific skirt, not just any skirt in general.

Passzol can mean several related things depending on context:

• fits
• matches
• goes well
• suits

With clothing, it often means:

• it fits well
• it looks good
• it goes well with something

In this sentence, the exact nuance depends on the wider context, but a szoknya jól passzol most likely means something like:

• the skirt still fits well
• the skirt still suits well
• the skirt still goes well

If the surrounding context is about appearance or outfit matching, it may lean more toward matches well. If it is about size or how it sits on someone, it may lean more toward fits well.

Passzol is a loanword, ultimately related to Germanic forms, and it is very common in modern Hungarian.

Learners should know two things about it:

• it is widely used in everyday speech
• it can sound a bit more colloquial than some more purely native alternatives

Depending on context, Hungarians might also use verbs like:

• illik = suits, is appropriate
• megy valamihez = goes with something
• jó rá = it is good on him/her, it fits him/her

But passzol is extremely common and natural.

The first part is a subordinate concessive clause:

• Még ha van is szakadás

The second part is the main clause:

• a szoknya jól passzol

The comma separates these two clauses, just as English often separates a clause like Even if there is a tear from the main statement.

So the structure is:

• Even if X, Y

This makes the relationship between the two ideas very clear.

Basically, yes.

The concessive structure suggests:

• there is a possible problem: van szakadás
• but the main statement still holds: a szoknya jól passzol

So the meaning is something like:

• Even if there is a tear, the skirt still fits/goes well.

That is the function of még ha ... is here: it says that the first fact does not cancel the second one.

That would sound different.

• Ha van szakadás... = If there is a tear...
• Még ha van is szakadás... = Even if there is a tear...

The version with még and is adds the idea of despite that or even in that case.

So:

• ha alone is a plain condition
• még ha ... is is a stronger, concessive condition

This difference is important.

Yes. A good shortcut is:

• ha = if
• még ha ... is = even if

So when you see:

• még ha
• and later an is attached to the verb or another focused element

you should think:

• even if

That will help you understand many similar Hungarian sentences quickly.