Questions & Answers about A macska lát egy egeret.
What does each word in A macska lát egy egeret mean?
Word by word:
- A = the
- macska = cat
- lát = sees
- egy = a / an or one
- egeret = mouse as a direct object
So the whole sentence means The cat sees a mouse.
Why does a mean the in Hungarian? I thought a usually means a/an in English.
This is a very common beginner confusion.
In Hungarian:
- a / az = the
- egy = a / an or one
So:
- a macska = the cat
- egy egér = a mouse
Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:
- a before most consonant sounds
- az before vowel sounds
For example:
- a macska = the cat
- az egér = the mouse
Why is it egeret and not just egér?