A munkaadó megbízható és felelős munkavállalót keres.

A is the definite article, so it means the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Since munkaadó starts with m, you use a munkaadó.

So this part means the employer.

Both are compound words, and their literal structure can help you remember them:

• munka = work

• adó = giver
  → munkaadó = work-giver, i.e. employer

• munka = work
• vállaló = one who undertakes/accepts
  → munkavállaló = one who takes on work, i.e. employee

These are standard words, especially in formal or workplace contexts.

The -t ending marks the direct object in Hungarian. This is called the accusative.

So:

• munkavállaló = employee
• munkavállalót = employee, as the thing being looked for

This ending helps show who is doing the action and who is receiving it. Here:

• a munkaadó = the employer → the one doing the searching
• munkavállalót = an employee → the one being searched for

In Hungarian, a bare noun like munkavállalót can be indefinite without using egy.

So this sentence means the employer is looking for an employee / some employee of that type, not a specific known employee.

You could also say:

A munkaadó egy megbízható és felelős munkavállalót keres.

That is also correct, but egy makes the one/a idea a little more explicit. Without egy, the sentence sounds very natural and slightly more general, which is common in job-ad style language.

Hungarian verbs have two main conjugation patterns:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here, the object is indefinite: munkavállalót = an employee, not the employee. Because of that, the verb uses the indefinite form:

• keres = is looking for / looks for

If the object were definite, you would use keresi instead. For example:

• A munkaadó a munkavállalót keresi.
  = The employer is looking for the employee.

So the choice between keres and keresi depends on the object, not the subject.

Because Hungarian adjectives used before a noun usually do not agree with the noun in case or number.

So even though munkavállalót is accusative, the adjectives stay unchanged:

• megbízható munkavállalót
• felelős munkavállalót

This is very different from many Indo-European languages. In Hungarian, the noun usually carries the case ending, while the adjectives before it stay in their basic form.

They are similar, but not identical:

• megbízható = reliable, trustworthy
  Someone you can count on

• felelős = responsible
  Someone who takes duties seriously and behaves conscientiously

Together, they make a very natural pair in workplace language. The sentence is describing the ideal employee as both dependable and responsible.

No. Hungarian word order is more flexible than English word order, because endings like -t already show grammatical roles.

This sentence has a fairly neutral order:

• A munkaadó = subject
• megbízható és felelős munkavállalót = object phrase
• keres = verb

So it reads naturally as a neutral statement.

You can move parts around, but that usually changes the emphasis. For example, putting something right before the verb often gives it stronger focus.

So this version is best understood as a straightforward, neutral sentence.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Hungarian does not have a separate compulsory progressive form like English is looking for. The simple present keres can cover:

• looks for
• is looking for
• sometimes even seeks

In a sentence like this, especially in a job-related context, English often translates it as is looking for or seeks.

Because és means and, and in a simple coordination like this, Hungarian normally does not use a comma before it.

So:

• megbízható és felelős = reliable and responsible

That is just standard punctuation.

A few helpful points:

• Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.
• s is pronounced like English sh.
  So keres ends with a sh sound.
• Long vowels matter: á, é, ó, ő are held longer than a, e, o, ö.
• ő in felelős has no exact English equivalent; it is similar to German ö or French eu, but long.

A rough guide to stress would be:

• MUNkaadó
• MEGbízható
• FElelős
• MUNkavállalót
• KEres

If pronunciation is a priority, it is especially worth listening to native audio for words like megbízható and felelős, because the vowel quality is important in Hungarian.