Breakdown of A tanárnő részletes választ ad, ha a diák pontosan kérdez.
diák
the student
kérdezni
to ask
ha
if
válasz
the answer
Questions & Answers about A tanárnő részletes választ ad, ha a diák pontosan kérdez.
What does tanárnő mean? Is it different from tanár?
Yes. Tanárnő means female teacher.
- tanár = teacher
- nő = woman
So tanárnő is specifically a woman teacher. If the speaker does not want to mention gender, Hungarian often just uses tanár.
Why is there a before tanárnő and diák?
A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.
- a tanárnő = the teacher
- a diák = the student
Hungarian uses a / az much like English uses the, but sometimes also in general statements about familiar roles, so this sentence can sound like either a specific situation or a general rule about the teacher and the student.
Also note:
- a is used before consonants
- az is used before vowels
Why is it választ and not válasz?
Because választ is the accusative form of válasz.
- válasz = answer
- választ = answer, as a direct object
Here it is the direct object of ad: