A biztosító megtéríti a természeti kárt.

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Breakdown of A biztosító megtéríti a természeti kárt.

• kár: damage or loss
• biztosító: an insurance company
• megtéríteni: to reimburse or compensate

Questions & Answers about A biztosító megtéríti a természeti kárt.

What does biztosító mean here?

Here biztosító means insurer or insurance company.

It comes from the verb biztosít, meaning to insure, to secure, or to guarantee. The ending -ó can turn a verb into a noun meaning the one that does something, so biztosító is literally something like the one that insures.

In real-life Hungarian, a biztosító very often just means the insurance company.

Why is there a before both nouns?

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

So:

• a biztosító = the insurer
• a természeti kárt = the natural damage

Both nouns start with consonants, so both use a.

Also, in legal or insurance-style language, Hungarian often uses the definite article for roles that are understood in context, such as the insurer, the insured, the contract, and so on.

Why is the verb megtéríti and not just megtérít?