Questions & Answers about A csomag súlya fontos a postán.
Why does súlya mean the package’s weight? Where does the -a come from?
Súly = weight.
Súly-a = his/her/its weight (3rd person singular possessive). In Hungarian, possession is usually marked on the possessed noun, not with a separate ’s.
So a csomag súlya literally works like the package its-weight → the package’s weight.
Why is it a csomag súlya and not something like a csomag’s súly?
Hungarian doesn’t use an English-style ’s. Instead, it typically uses:
- the possessor as a normal noun: a csomag (the package)
- the possessed noun with a possessive ending: súlya (its weight)
That’s the most common, neutral possessive structure.
Could I also say a csomagnak a súlya? What’s the difference?
Yes. A csomagnak a súlya fontos a postán. is grammatical.
- a csomag súlya = more compact, very common
- a csomagnak a súlya (with -nak/-nek) = more explicit/contrastive, can sound like you’re emphasizing whose weight it is (e.g., the package’s weight, not something else’s).
Both mean the same basic thing here.
Why is there no verb for is in the sentence?