Breakdown of A természeti kár jelentős.
az
the
kár
damage or loss
jelentős
significant or substantial
természeti
natural; relating to nature
Questions & Answers about A természeti kár jelentős.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
Because Hungarian usually leaves out van (is) in the present tense, third person, when the predicate is a noun or an adjective.
So A természeti kár jelentős literally looks like The natural damage significant, but it means The natural damage is significant.
You would see an overt verb in other tenses, for example: A kár jelentős volt = The damage was significant.
What does A mean here?
A is the definite article, so it means the.
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
So:
- a kár = the damage
- az eső = the rain
Unlike English, Hungarian articles do not show gender, because Hungarian has no grammatical gender.
Why is természeti before kár, but jelentős after it?