Questions & Answers about A jelszó fontos, ezért emlékszem rá.
Why is there no word for is in A jelszó fontos?
In Hungarian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense, third person when you are saying that something is something or is some way.
So:
- A jelszó fontos. = The password is important.
- literally: The password important.
This is completely normal Hungarian. You would use forms of van only in other situations, such as:
- A jelszó fontos volt. = The password was important.
- A jelszó fontos lesz. = The password will be important.
Why does the sentence start with A jelszó instead of just jelszó?
A is the definite article, meaning the.
- a jelszó = the password
- egy jelszó = a password
Hungarian uses definite articles a lot, just like English does. Since this sentence is talking about a specific password, A jelszó is the natural form.
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