A munkaadó elolvassa az önéletrajzot.

They are the same definite article, just different forms for pronunciation.

• a is used before a consonant: a munkaadó
• az is used before a vowel: az önéletrajzot

So both mean the.

Because önéletrajzot is the direct object of the verb, so it takes the accusative ending.

• base form: önéletrajz = CV / résumé
• accusative: önéletrajzot = CV / résumé as the thing being read

In Hungarian, direct objects usually take -t, although the exact form can change a little for pronunciation reasons.

Because elolvas is a very common verb meaning to read through / to finish reading something.

• olvas = reads / is reading
• elolvas = reads completely, reads through

So elolvassa suggests reading the CV as a completed action, not just the general activity of reading.

In this sentence, el- adds the idea of completion. With olvas, it gives elolvas, which means something like:

• read through
• read completely
• finish reading

Hungarian verb prefixes often add meanings like completion, direction, or result.

Elolvassa is the 3rd person singular definite-conjugation form of the verb.

Hungarian has two main verb conjugations:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

You use the definite conjugation when the verb has a specific, definite object. Here the object is az önéletrajzot = the CV, so the definite conjugation is required.

That is why you get:

• olvas = he/she reads
• olvassa = he/she reads it / reads the specific thing
• elolvassa = he/she reads it through / reads the specific thing completely

Yes. A munkaadó is the subject, meaning the employer.

So the sentence breaks down like this:

• A munkaadó = the employer
• elolvassa = reads through / reads completely
• az önéletrajzot = the CV / résumé

This is a normal, neutral Hungarian word order for a simple statement.

It is roughly:

Subject + Verb + Object

So yes, it looks similar to English here. But Hungarian word order is more flexible than English and often changes for focus or emphasis.

For example, this sentence gives no special emphasis; it simply states the fact.

Yes. Hungarian often changes word order to emphasize different parts.

For example:

• Az önéletrajzot a munkaadó elolvassa.
  This can put more attention on the CV.

But the original sentence is the most neutral and straightforward version.

Yes. Munkaadó means employer.

It is built from:

• munka = work
• adó = giver / giving

So literally it is something like work-giver, which corresponds to employer.

Yes. Önéletrajz is the standard word for CV or résumé.

Literally, it means something like self-life-writing:

• ön = self
• élet = life
• rajz = sketch / outline

But you should just learn it as the normal word for CV/résumé.

Because Hungarian often includes that information in the verb ending.

In English, you might say:

• The employer reads it
• The employer reads the CV

In Hungarian, if the object is definite, the verb form already reflects that. So elolvassa helps signal that the action is being done to a specific object.

The sentence still includes the object explicitly: az önéletrajzot.

Grammatically, it is present tense, so the basic meaning is reads.

However, Hungarian present tense can sometimes refer to the near future if the context makes that clear. So depending on context, it could also be understood as will read.

Without extra context, the safest grammatical label is present tense.

In Hungarian, ss is pronounced like English sh.

So elolvassa is pronounced roughly like:

e-lohl-vosh-sha

More carefully:

• e as in a short eh
• lo
• vas
• sa with sh

The a in Hungarian is not the same as English a in cat; it is more like a rounded o-like a sound.