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A határozat egyértelmű.

A határozat egyértelmű.

The resolution is unambiguous.

Breakdown of A határozat egyértelmű.

an official decision or resolution

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Questions & Answers about A határozat egyértelmű.

Where is the word for is in A határozat egyértelmű?

In Hungarian, the verb to be (van) is usually left out in the present tense, third person when the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

A határozat egyértelmű. = The decision is clear.

Literally, Hungarian says something like:

The decision clear.

But this is completely normal Hungarian grammar.

You would only see van in other situations, for example:

A határozat egyértelmű volt. = The decision was clear.
A határozat egyértelmű lesz. = The decision will be clear.
Én egyértelmű vagyok. = I am clear.
(Here the verb must appear because it is first person.)

What does határozat mean exactly?

Határozat is a fairly formal word. Depending on context, it can mean:

decision
resolution
ruling
decree
sometimes an official determination or order

In everyday translation, decision is often the simplest choice, but in legal, administrative, or political contexts, resolution or official decision may be better.

So A határozat egyértelmű. could sound like:

The decision is clear.
The resolution is unambiguous.

The exact English word depends on the situation.

Why is the sentence using A and not Az?

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

a
az

Which one you use depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word:

a before a consonant
az before a vowel

Since határozat begins with h, which is a consonant, the correct article is:

a határozat

Compare:

a döntés = the decision
az ügy = the case / the matter

What does egyértelmű mean, and is it stronger than clear?

Egyértelmű usually means:

clear
unambiguous
obvious
depending on context

It often has a stronger sense than plain English clear, because it suggests there is only one possible interpretation.

That is why unambiguous is often a very good translation.

The word is built from parts that historically suggest something like one meaning / one interpretation, which helps explain its sense.

Examples:

Ez egyértelmű. = This is clear / obvious / unambiguous.
A szabály egyértelmű. = The rule is unambiguous.

How do you pronounce A határozat egyértelmű?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

A = short aw
határozat ≈ haw-TAA-roh-zaht
egyértelmű ≈ edgy-AIR-tel-myoo

A few useful points:

Hungarian stress is almost always on the first syllable of each word.
á is a long vowel, roughly like a longer aah.
é is like ay in say, but pure and tense.
ű is a long front rounded vowel. English does not really have it. You can approximate it by saying ee while rounding your lips.

So the stress pattern is:

A HAtározat EGYértelmű

Why doesn’t egyértelmű change form? Shouldn’t adjectives agree with nouns?

In Hungarian, adjectives used predicatively do not agree with the noun in gender, because Hungarian has no grammatical gender like he/she, masculine/feminine/neuter noun classes.

Also, in a sentence like this, the adjective simply stays in its base form:

A határozat egyértelmű. = The decision is clear.

Hungarian adjectives do not change the way they often do in languages like French, German, or Spanish.

Even number does not force agreement here:

A határozatok egyértelműek. = The decisions are clear.

Here the adjective becomes plural because it is used as the predicate for a plural subject, but there is still no gender agreement. The main point for learners is that Hungarian adjectives are much less complicated in this respect than in many Indo-European languages.

Why is it határozat and not határozatot?

Because határozat is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the base form (nominative).

The ending -ot / -et / -ot / -öt is an accusative ending, used for a direct object.

Compare:

A határozat egyértelmű. = The decision is clear.
(határozat = subject)
Látom a határozatot. = I see the decision.
(határozatot = direct object)

This is a very common thing for English speakers to notice, because English nouns usually do not visibly change between subject and object.

Can the word order change?

Yes. Hungarian word order is flexible, and changing it often changes the focus or emphasis.

The neutral sentence is:

A határozat egyértelmű.

If you say:

Egyértelmű a határozat.

that can put more emphasis on egyértelmű — roughly like:

The decision is clear.
Clear is what the decision is.
As for the decision, it’s clear.

The basic meaning stays similar, but the information structure changes.

For beginners, it is safest to learn A határozat egyértelmű as the normal, neutral version.

How would I make this sentence negative?

You add nem before the adjective:

A határozat nem egyértelmű. = The decision is not clear / is not unambiguous.

This is the standard way to negate this type of sentence.

Compare:

A szabály egyértelmű. = The rule is clear.
A szabály nem egyértelmű. = The rule is not clear.

Is this sentence formal or everyday Hungarian?

The grammar is completely normal, but the noun határozat is somewhat formal or official-sounding. You are especially likely to hear it in:

legal contexts
government or administrative language
meetings and committees
official documents

The adjective egyértelmű is very common in both formal and everyday Hungarian.

So the sentence as a whole sounds natural, but somewhat official because of határozat.

A more everyday noun might be:

A döntés egyértelmű. = The decision is clear.

That sounds less bureaucratic than határozat.

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