A fésű a táskában marad, mert délután is fésülködni akarok.

Because a is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So:

• a fésű = the comb
• a táskában = in the bag

Hungarian uses the definite article very regularly, so it appears before both nouns here.

A small detail: Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowels

For example:

• a táska = the bag
• az autó = the car

táskában breaks down like this:

• táska = bag
• -ban = in

So a táskában means in the bag.

This ending is called a case ending. Hungarian often expresses meanings like in, on, to, from, etc. with endings instead of separate prepositions.

Examples:

• házban = in the house
• iskolában = in the school
• táskában = in the bag

This is because of vowel harmony, which is very important in Hungarian.

Hungarian suffixes often come in two versions:

• -ban
• -ben

The choice depends on the vowels in the word.

• táska has back vowels, so it takes -ban
• a word like szekrény would take -ben

Examples:

• táskában = in the bag
• házban = in the house
• szekrényben = in the cupboard
• kertben = in the garden

marad means stays / remains.

It is the 3rd person singular form, because the subject is a fésű = the comb.

So:

• maradok = I stay
• maradsz = you stay
• marad = he/she/it stays

Here the sentence is literally:

• The comb stays in the bag

In natural English, that often becomes The comb will stay in the bag or I’m leaving the comb in the bag, depending on context.

Hungarian usually does not use subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

The verb ending already tells you the person and number, and in this sentence the noun a fésű is already the subject anyway.

So Hungarian does not need a separate word like it here.

Compare:

• A fésű marad. = The comb stays.
• English needs it in many situations, but Hungarian often does not.

mert means because.

It introduces the reason:

• A fésű a táskában marad = The comb stays in the bag
• mert délután is fésülködni akarok = because I want to comb my hair in the afternoon too

So the second clause explains why the comb is staying in the bag.

Here is means also / too.

So:

• délután = in the afternoon
• délután is = also in the afternoon / in the afternoon too

This suggests that the speaker wants to comb their hair at that time as well, not only earlier.

A very important warning for English speakers: Hungarian is does not mean English is.

Examples:

• én is = me too / I also
• ma is = today too
• délután is = in the afternoon too

Because fésülködni means to comb one’s hair / to comb oneself, while fésülni usually means to comb something or someone.

So:

• fésülni = to comb
• fésülködni = to comb one’s hair / groom oneself

This is a very common Hungarian pattern:

• a basic verb
• plus -kozik / -kezik / -közik for a reflexive or self-directed meaning

Here, since the speaker means I want to comb my own hair, fésülködni is the natural choice.

Because Hungarian expresses want to do something with:

• infinitive + akarok/akarsz/akar...

So:

• fésülködni akarok = I want to comb my hair
• literally: to-comb-myself want-I

This word order is completely normal in Hungarian.

You can also learn these as a pattern:

• menni akarok = I want to go
• aludni akarok = I want to sleep
• fésülködni akarok = I want to comb my hair

Because akarok is the normal I want form here.

Hungarian has two main types of verb conjugation:

• indefinite
• definite

With akar, when it is followed by an infinitive, Hungarian normally uses the indefinite form:

• akarok = I want
• akarsz = you want
• akar = he/she wants

So:

• fésülködni akarok = I want to comb my hair

akarom means I want it or I want that specific thing, so it would not fit this structure.

Because Hungarian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The ending -ok in akarok already tells you the subject is I.

So:

• akarok = I want
• én akarok = I want

Adding én would usually give extra emphasis, for example if you were contrasting with someone else:

• Ő nem akar fésülködni, de én akarok. = He/she doesn’t want to comb their hair, but I do.

In your sentence, no emphasis is needed, so én is omitted.

Not completely. Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, but it is not random. It often depends on topic, focus, and emphasis.

The given sentence:

• A fésű a táskában marad, mert délután is fésülködni akarok.

is a natural neutral way to say it.

If you changed the order, the emphasis could change. For example:

• A fésű marad a táskában
  still grammatical, but the rhythm and focus are a bit different

• Délután is fésülködni akarok
  puts délután is near the front, which fits the idea that the afternoon too is relevant

So yes, the order is somewhat flexible, but each version may sound slightly different in emphasis.

Because words for times of day often appear without an extra ending when they mean at/in that time.

So:

• reggel = in the morning
• délelőtt = before noon
• délután = in the afternoon
• este = in the evening

Therefore:

• délután is = in the afternoon too

Hungarian often uses these time expressions without a separate word for in.

fésű is pronounced approximately like fay-soo, but with a long front rounded vowel at the end.

A few helpful points:

• é is a long vowel, roughly like the vowel in say
• s in Hungarian is pronounced like English sh
• ű is a long version of ü, a sound English does not really have

So fésű sounds roughly like:

• fé = something like fay
• sű = something like shoo, but with rounded lips and a more fronted vowel

Also, ű is always long, so the vowel length matters.

Yes. Hungarian often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the context makes it clear.

So:

• A fésű a táskában marad
  can mean The comb stays in the bag or The comb will stay in the bag

Here, because the reason mentions délután and a planned action, English may naturally translate it with future sense:

• The comb will stay in the bag, because I want to comb my hair again in the afternoon.

This is very normal in Hungarian.