Holnap választ kapok a tanártól.

Because Hungarian usually drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here, kapok means I get / I receive. The ending -ok tells you it is first person singular.

So:

• kapok = I get
• én kapok = I get, but with extra emphasis on I

You would normally add én only if you want contrast or emphasis, for example: Én kapok választ, nem ő. = I’m the one getting an answer, not him/her.

Hungarian often uses the present tense for future meaning when a time word already makes the future clear.

Here, holnap already tells you the action is in the future, so kapok is perfectly natural.

This is very common in Hungarian:

• Holnap megyek. = I’m going tomorrow.
• Este írok neki. = I’ll write to him/her tonight.

A more explicit future form is also possible:

• Holnap választ fogok kapni a tanártól.

But that is usually less neutral and a bit heavier. In everyday Hungarian, the present tense is often preferred in sentences like this.

Because választ is the accusative form of válasz.

• base form: válasz = answer
• accusative form: választ = answer (as a direct object)

Hungarian marks the direct object with the suffix -t.

So in this sentence, választ is the thing being received, so it must be in the accusative.

Compare:

• Van egy válasz. = There is an answer.
• Kapok egy választ. = I get an answer.

With válasz, you simply add -t:

• válasz + t = választ

Not every noun behaves exactly the same way; some need a linking vowel before -t, but válasz does not.

This is because Hungarian has two kinds of verb conjugation: indefinite and definite.

Here, the object is választ, which is indefinite: it means an answer, not the answer. Because the object is indefinite, Hungarian uses the indefinite conjugation:

• kapok = I get / I will get

If the object were definite, you would use the definite conjugation:

• Kapom a választ. = I am getting the answer.

So the contrast is:

• választ kapok = I get an answer
• a választ kapom = I get the answer

This is a very important feature of Hungarian grammar.

Because the two nouns have different levels of definiteness.

• választ is indefinite: an answer
• a tanártól is definite: from the teacher

Hungarian often leaves out egy (a/an) with an indefinite singular object when English would use a/an.

So:

• választ kapok literally looks like I get answer
• but in natural English it means I get an answer

If you said egy választ kapok, that would still be possible, but it would more strongly highlight one answer or make the noun feel more explicitly introduced.

Meanwhile, a tanártól has a because it refers to a specific teacher.

It means from the teacher.

It breaks down like this:

• a = the
• tanár = teacher
• -tól = from

So:

• a tanártól = from the teacher

A key point for English speakers is that Hungarian usually uses a suffix where English uses a preposition.

English says:

• from the teacher

Hungarian says, more literally:

• the teacher-from

This suffix -tól/-től often marks:

• movement away from someone/something
• source
• the person you receive something from

So here it marks the source of the answer.

Because of vowel harmony.

Hungarian suffixes often come in different forms, and the form depends on the vowels in the noun.

tanár contains back vowels (a, á), so it takes the back-vowel form:

• -tól

So:

• tanár + tól = tanártól

If a noun has front vowels, you usually get -től instead:

• embertől = from the person
• széktől = from the chair

So the pair is:

• -tól after back-vowel words
• -től after front-vowel words

Yes, Hungarian word order is much more flexible than English word order.

This sentence is natural because:

• Holnap sets the time and works well as the topic
• választ kapok is a neutral predicate
• a tanártól adds the source

So this order feels quite normal and straightforward.

But other orders are possible if you want different emphasis. For example:

• A tanártól kapok választ holnap.
  This can put more attention on from the teacher.

• Választ kapok holnap a tanártól.
  This can emphasize the fact that I do get an answer.

Hungarian word order is not just about grammar; it is also about information structure: what is already known, what is being emphasized, and what is the main new information.

Yes, you could.

That would be grammatically correct, and it would mean something like Tomorrow I’ll get an answer from the teacher or more literally one answer.

But in many neutral Hungarian sentences, egy is simply not necessary. So:

• Holnap választ kapok a tanártól. = more natural, neutral
• Holnap egy választ kapok a tanártól. = also correct, but a bit more explicit

Using egy may suggest:

• you are emphasizing one
• you are making the noun slightly more concrete
• or you just want a fuller, more explicit phrasing

In many everyday contexts, Hungarian prefers the shorter version without egy.