A kis késés miatt a tanár is később érkezik.

the teacher

Breakdown of A kis késés miatt a tanár is később érkezik.

• is: also
• kis: small
• miatt: because of

Questions & Answers about A kis késés miatt a tanár is később érkezik.

Why are there two a's in the sentence?

Because Hungarian is using the definite article twice:

• a kis késés = the small/slight delay
• a tanár = the teacher

Each noun phrase gets its own article, just as in English you can say the delay and the teacher.

Also, in this sentence a kis késés usually sounds like a specific, already known delay, not just any delay.

What does miatt mean, and why does it come after késés?

Miatt means because of or due to.

Hungarian often uses postpositions instead of prepositions. That means the word comes after the noun, not before it.

So:

• a kis késés miatt = because of the small/slight delay

Compare the structure:

• English: because of the delay
• Hungarian: the delay because-of

This is completely normal in Hungarian.

Why is it kis and not kicsi?