A képernyő túl sötét, ezért nem látom jól a filmet.

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be) is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are simply saying that something is something or is a certain way.

So:

• A képernyő túl sötét. = The screen is too dark.

But in other persons, Hungarian does use forms of to be:

• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.

So the missing is here is completely normal.

Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Since képernyő starts with k, which is a consonant, you use a:

• a képernyő = the screen

Compare:

• az asztal = the table
• a könyv = the book

Túl means too, as in more than is good, necessary, or comfortable.

So:

• túl sötét = too dark

It comes before the adjective, just like too in English:

• túl drága = too expensive
• túl gyors = too fast

So A képernyő túl sötét literally means The screen too dark, which in natural English is The screen is too dark.

Ezért means therefore, for this reason, or so.

In this sentence, it links the cause and the result:

• A képernyő túl sötét = the cause
• ezért nem látom jól a filmet = the result

So the logic is:

• The screen is too dark, therefore I can’t see the film well.

It is a slightly more explicit, logical connector than a very casual English so.

Because ezért introduces a result clause, Hungarian normally separates it with a comma in a sentence like this.

So:

• A képernyő túl sötét, ezért nem látom jól a filmet.

This is similar to English punctuation in a sentence like:

• The screen is too dark, so I can’t see the film well.

This is an important Hungarian grammar point.

Hungarian verbs have two main conjugations:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here, the object is a filmet = the film, which is a definite object, so the verb uses the definite conjugation:

• látom = I see it / I see the ...

Compare:

• Látok egy filmet. = I see/watch a film.
  indefinite object, so látok
• Látom a filmet. = I see the film.
  definite object, so látom

So nem látom jól a filmet uses látom because a filmet is definite.

Because it is the direct object of the verb, and Hungarian usually marks direct objects with the accusative ending -t.

So:

• film = film
• filmet = film as the thing being seen

In this sentence:

• látom a filmet = I see the film

The article stays a, and the noun gets the object ending:

• a film → a filmet

This -t ending is extremely common in Hungarian.

Because jól is the adverb form, meaning well.

• jó = good (adjective)
• jól = well (adverb)

Here it describes how the speaker sees the film:

• nem látom jól a filmet = I don’t see the film well / properly

You cannot use jó here, because that would be an adjective, not an adverb.

This pair is very common:

• jó film = a good film
• jól látok = I see well

It can suggest all of those, depending on context.

In this sentence, jól most naturally means something like:

• well
• clearly
• properly

Because the screen is too dark, the speaker is saying they cannot see the film in a satisfactory way.

So a natural English interpretation might be:

• I can’t see the film well.
• I can’t see the film properly.
• I can’t see the film clearly.

Because the focus is on visual ability, not on the activity of watching.

• nézni = to watch / look at
• látni = to see

In this sentence, the problem is that the screen is too dark, so the speaker is saying they cannot see the film properly.

That is why látom is the better choice here.

Compare:

• Nézem a filmet. = I’m watching the film.
• Nem látom jól a filmet. = I can’t see the film well.

The first describes the activity; the second describes a problem with visibility.

Not completely. Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, and it often changes to show focus or emphasis.

The given version is natural:

• nem látom jól a filmet

But other versions are possible in the right context, for example:

• A filmet nem látom jól. = It’s the film that I can’t see well.
• Nem a filmet látom jól. = It’s not the film that I see well (implying maybe I see something else well)

So the word order in the original sentence is a neutral, natural choice, but not the only possible one.

Képernyő means screen or display.

Depending on context, it could refer to:

• a TV screen
• a computer monitor
• another kind of display

In this sentence, since the speaker is talking about a film, it most likely means the screen they are watching the film on.

Yes, the accents matter in Hungarian. They are not optional.

A few useful points here:

• é is a long e-type sound
• ő is a long rounded vowel, different from plain o or ö

So képernyő must be written with the accents, because vowel length and quality can change the word.

In general, when learning Hungarian, it is important to treat accented vowels as full, separate letters, not just spelling decoration.