A fűtésszezon hosszú.

The heating season is long.

Breakdown of A fűtésszezon hosszú.

• az: the
• hosszú: long
• fűtésszezon: the heating season

Questions & Answers about A fűtésszezon hosszú.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when it links a subject and an adjective or noun.

So:

• A fűtésszezon hosszú. = The heating season is long.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use the verb:

• Én magas vagyok. = I am tall.
• Te magas vagy. = You are tall.

So the missing is is completely normal here.

Why is it a and not az?

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a
• az

Which one you use depends on the sound that follows:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Since fűtésszezon begins with f, which is a consonant, you say:

• a fűtésszezon

If the next word began with a vowel, you would use az instead.

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