Egyelőre otthon maradok, mert még várom az orvos válaszát.

Egyelőre means for now, for the time being, or so far. It suggests that the situation is temporary and may change later.

So:

• Egyelőre otthon maradok = For now, I’m staying home
• Most otthon maradok would be more like I’m staying home now / at this moment

A learner should notice that egyelőre often carries the idea until something changes.

Because maradok means I stay / I remain, while vagyok means I am.

Compare:

• Otthon vagyok = I am at home
• Otthon maradok = I am staying home / I remain at home

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a decision or continuing situation, not just location.

Hungarian often uses otthon as an adverb meaning at home / home, so no separate word for at is needed.

• otthon = at home
• Itthon is similar, but often means here at home / in this country / domestically, depending on context.

So otthon maradok is literally something like I stay home / I stay at home.

Még here means still.

• még várom = I am still waiting for

It shows that the waiting has not finished yet.

A useful contrast:

• még = still / yet
• már = already

So:

• még várom = I’m still waiting for it
• már megkaptam = I’ve already received it

This is a very important Hungarian grammar point: definite vs. indefinite conjugation.

Here, várom is the definite form of várni because the object is definite:

• az orvos válaszát = the doctor’s answer

Since the speaker is waiting for a specific answer, Hungarian uses the definite conjugation:

• várom = I am waiting for it / I wait for the specific thing

Compare:

• Várok egy választ. = I’m waiting for an answer.
  
  • indefinite object, so várok
• Várom a választ. = I’m waiting for the answer.
  
  • definite object, so várom

The -t is the accusative ending, which marks the direct object.

Here, the thing being waited for is the doctor’s answer, so that noun has to be in the accusative:

• válasza = his/her answer or the doctor’s answer
• válaszát = his/her answer in the accusative, meaning the answer as the direct object

So várom az orvos válaszát literally means I wait the doctor’s answer, even though English says wait for the doctor’s answer.

Because Hungarian shows possession directly on the possessed noun.

• orvos = doctor
• az orvos válasza = the doctor’s answer

The possessed noun, válasz, gets a possessive ending:

• válasza = his/her/its answer or the doctor’s answer

Then, because it is the direct object, it becomes:

• válaszát

So the structure is:

• az orvos válaszát = the doctor’s answer in the accusative

This is a very normal Hungarian pattern:

• a tanár könyve = the teacher’s book
• látom a tanár könyvét = I see the teacher’s book

When a possessed noun ending in -a or -e takes the accusative -t, that final vowel usually lengthens:

• válasza → válaszát
• könyve → könyvét

So this is not random; it is a regular pattern in Hungarian possessed forms.

Hungarian possessive noun phrases often use just one article at the beginning of the whole phrase:

• az orvos válasza = the doctor’s answer

That is the normal simple structure.

There is also another possible pattern with -nak/-nek:

• az orvosnak a válasza

This is more explicit or sometimes more emphatic, but in many everyday sentences the shorter form is preferred.

So az orvos válaszát is completely normal and natural.

Because in this sentence, várni works with a direct object in Hungarian.

English says:

• wait for the doctor’s answer

Hungarian says more literally:

• I wait the doctor’s answer

So the idea expressed by English for is built into the verb structure here, and the noun is marked as the direct object with -t.

This is something English speakers often have to get used to: Hungarian and English do not always match in preposition use.

The given sentence has a very natural, neutral word order:

• Egyelőre otthon maradok, mert még várom az orvos válaszát.

But Hungarian word order is flexible, and changes often affect emphasis more than basic meaning.

For example:

• Otthon maradok egyelőre...
  This is also possible, but it sounds a little different in emphasis.
• Mert még az orvos válaszát várom
  This puts stronger focus on the doctor’s answer.

So the original order is a good standard version, but other orders are possible depending on what the speaker wants to stress.

Mert means because. It introduces the reason:

• otthon maradok = the main statement
• mert még várom az orvos válaszát = the reason

Unlike in some languages, Hungarian does not force the verb to the end just because of mert. The clause after mert can keep a fairly normal Hungarian word order.

So this part is quite straightforward:

• ..., mert még várom az orvos válaszát. = ..., because I’m still waiting for the doctor’s answer.

Yes. Válasz is a flexible word. Depending on context, it can mean:

• answer
• reply
• response

So az orvos válaszát could be understood as:

• the doctor’s answer
• the doctor’s reply
• the doctor’s response

All are reasonable translations in English. The exact choice depends on the context.