A válasz egyértelmű.

In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person.

So:

• A válasz egyértelmű. = The answer is clear / obvious.

But in other persons, Hungarian normally does use the verb:

• Én egyértelmű vagyok. = I am clear
• Te egyértelmű vagy. = You are clear

So the missing is here is completely normal Hungarian grammar.

A is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a word beginning with a consonant
• az before a word beginning with a vowel

So:

• a válasz = the answer
• az alma = the apple

Since válasz begins with v, Hungarian uses a.

Válasz means answer.

Its pronunciation can confuse English speakers because Hungarian spelling is very regular:

• á is a long vowel, somewhat like a longer a
• sz is pronounced like English s

So válasz is pronounced roughly like VAAH-lahs.

A very important spelling point:

• Hungarian sz = English s
• Hungarian s = English sh

So válasz ends with an s sound, not a sh sound.

Egyértelmű is an adjective describing a válasz.

So structurally, the sentence is:

• A válasz = the subject
• egyértelmű = predicate adjective

In English, we say The answer is clear.
In Hungarian, the adjective simply stands there without is in this kind of sentence.

No. Hungarian has no grammatical gender, so adjectives do not change for masculine, feminine, or neuter.

That means the same adjective form can be used with many different nouns:

• A válasz egyértelmű.
• A helyzet egyértelmű.
• A szabály egyértelmű.

This is often much simpler than in many European languages.

Because it is not a noun here; it is an adjective functioning as the description of the subject.

Hungarian does not normally say something like the clear in this sentence. It simply says:

• A válasz egyértelmű.

That is the normal pattern for X is Y sentences, where Y is an adjective.

Yes. Hungarian word order is flexible, and changing it can shift the emphasis.

The basic neutral version is:

• A válasz egyértelmű.

You could also say:

• Egyértelmű a válasz.

This puts more focus on egyértelmű, as if stressing It’s clear, the answer or The answer is definitely clear.

So both are possible, but the original sentence is the most neutral, straightforward version.

This word is a bit challenging at first. A rough pronunciation guide is:

• egy ≈ edgy without the final strong English y
• ér has a long é
• tel is pronounced clearly
• mű has a long ű, a sound English does not really have

A rough approximation might be:

edj-AIR-tehl-myy

A few important spelling/pronunciation notes:

• gy is a single Hungarian consonant sound
• é is a long vowel
• ű is also a long vowel
• Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable

So the stress is on egy-.

In this particular word, -ű is simply part of the adjective’s standard form. It is not a separate ending that you can easily remove in this sentence.

For a learner, it is best to remember egyértelmű as a complete vocabulary item meaning clear, unambiguous, or obvious, depending on context.

You may later notice related patterns in Hungarian adjectives, but here the safest approach is to learn the whole word as one unit.

Yes. In this kind of sentence, if the subject is plural, the adjective usually becomes plural too.

Compare:

• A válasz egyértelmű. = The answer is clear.
• A válaszok egyértelműek. = The answers are clear.

So:

• válasz → válaszok = answer → answers
• egyértelmű → egyértelműek = clear → clear (plural form)

It is neutral and completely natural. It can work in everyday speech, writing, explanations, and more formal contexts too.

It does not sound slangy or unusually formal. It is just a normal, standard Hungarian sentence.