A válasz még nincs itt.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So a válasz = the answer.

Hungarian uses the definite article very often, sometimes in places where English might or might not use the depending on context. In this sentence, a válasz refers to a specific answer, so a is natural.

A quick note:

• a is used before words that begin with a consonant
• az is used before words that begin with a vowel

So:

• a válasz
• az alma

Válasz is a noun, and here it is in the singular nominative form, meaning it is the basic dictionary form and functions as the subject of the sentence.

So in: A válasz még nincs itt.

the subject is: a válasz = the answer

There is no special ending on válasz here because it is not being marked for cases like in, to, with, and so on.

In Hungarian, the verb van (to be / to exist) has a special negative form in the third person:

• van = is / there is
• nincs = is not / there is not

So Hungarian does not normally say nem van in standard usage here.

Examples:

• Itt van. = It is here.
• Nincs itt. = It is not here.

This is one of the most important irregular patterns to learn:

• van → nincs
• plural: vannak → nincsenek

In this sentence, nincs itt means is not here.

Because the subject a válasz is already stated, Hungarian is saying that the answer is not here.

So:

• A válasz itt van. = The answer is here.
• A válasz nincs itt. = The answer is not here.

Hungarian van/nincs can sometimes feel a bit like English there is / there isn't, but in a sentence like this, the most natural English interpretation is simply is / is not here.

That is a very common question, because még can mean different but related things depending on the sentence.

In a negative sentence, még often corresponds to English yet.

So:

• A válasz még nincs itt. = The answer is not here yet.

But in other contexts, még can mean still:

• Még itt van. = It is still here.

A helpful shortcut:

• még
  • affirmative often feels like still
• még
  • negative often feels like yet

So here, because we have nincs, még is best understood as yet.

Hungarian word order is flexible, and the position of words often reflects focus or emphasis, not just grammatical function.

In the neutral sentence: A válasz még nincs itt.

the final itt simply gives the location: here.

This order sounds natural and neutral. But Hungarian can change word order to shift emphasis. For example:

• A válasz még nincs itt.
  Neutral: The answer isn't here yet.

• Itt még nincs a válasz.
  Less neutral; sounds more marked, with stronger emphasis on here.

• A válasz itt még nincs.
  Also possible in certain contexts, with a slightly different emphasis.

So the end position of itt is not strange; it is just a normal way to place the location in this sentence.

Yes. That would be perfectly grammatical.

• A válasz nincs itt. = The answer is not here.
• A válasz még nincs itt. = The answer is not here yet.

So még adds the idea that the answer is expected to appear later, or that its absence is temporary.

It is doing something in between those two English ideas.

Hungarian van / nincs is used:

• for location: It is here
• for existence/presence: It exists / it is present
• in possession structures: There is ...

In A válasz még nincs itt, it expresses presence in a place: the answer is not here

So you can think of it as the normal Hungarian way to say that something isn't present in a location.

Yes, in English that can be a very natural translation depending on context.

Because még in a negative sentence suggests an expected change that has not happened, English may express that idea as either:

• The answer isn't here yet
• The answer still isn't here

The difference is mostly about how English chooses to present the situation:

• not here yet focuses on something expected in the future
• still isn't here focuses on the continuing absence

Hungarian még nincs itt can fit both ideas, though not here yet is usually the first translation learners meet.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• A = short aw
• válasz ≈ VAAH-lawss
• még ≈ mayg
• nincs ≈ neench
• itt ≈ eett

A few useful sound notes:

• á is a long vowel, longer and more open than a
• sz is pronounced like English s
• cs would be ch, but here you have nincs, where cs is not present; the end is more like nincs = neench
• tt is a long consonant, held slightly longer than a single t

A more careful approximation: aw VAAH-laws mayg neench eett

Yes. If the subject were plural, nincs would change.

Singular:

• A válasz még nincs itt. = The answer isn't here yet.

Plural:

• A válaszok még nincsenek itt. = The answers aren't here yet.

So the key change is:

• singular: nincs
• plural: nincsenek

And the noun changes too:

• válasz = answer
• válaszok = answers

Yes, it is completely complete.

Hungarian does have a word related to is, namely van, but in this sentence it appears in its negative third-person form: nincs.

So although English uses separate words:

• is not

Hungarian uses:

• nincs

That single word already contains the idea of is not / is not present / isn't.

So the sentence is fully grammatical and natural as it stands.