A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

A is the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• a bejárat = the entrance

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before most consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

So you get:

• a bejárat = the entrance
• az ajtó = the door

Bejárat means entrance or entryway.

It is related to the verb bejár / the prefix be- meaning in, into, and the root connected with jár, go, walk, move. You do not need to analyze it every time, but it can help you remember that the word has the idea of going in.

Common examples:

• főbejárat = main entrance
• hátsó bejárat = back entrance

In this sentence, a bejárat is the subject: the entrance.

Yes, both words are connected to the idea of continuation, but together még mindig is a very common expression meaning still.

• még can mean still, yet, more
• mindig usually means always, but in this combination it helps reinforce the sense of something continuing

So:

• még mindig = still

It often sounds more natural and idiomatic than using only one of them in sentences like this.

Examples:

• Még mindig itt van. = He/She is still here.
• Még mindig esik. = It is still raining.

Nyitva means open in the sense of being in an open state.

In Hungarian, nyitva is often used with van to describe the state of something that is open:

• Az ajtó nyitva van. = The door is open.
• A bolt nyitva van. = The shop is open.

This is extremely common and idiomatic.

Why not nyitott?

• nyitott is also related to open, but it behaves more like a regular adjective or past participle
• in many everyday cases involving doors, windows, shops, entrances, etc., Hungarian strongly prefers nyitva van
• nyitott can also have broader meanings such as open-minded or unrestricted, depending on context

So for a physical entrance being open, nyitva van is the natural choice.

That is a very common question.

Hungarian often drops van in the present tense in sentences like:

• A ház nagy. = The house is big.
• Péter orvos. = Péter is a doctor.

But van is usually kept when the predicate is something like nyitva, zárva, rendben, itt, otthon, and similar state/location expressions.

So:

• Az ajtó nyitva van. = correct
• not normally Az ajtó nyitva. in standard neutral usage

Here, nyitva van works as a set pattern meaning is open.

It is the predicate of the sentence, meaning the part that tells you something about the subject.

Breakdown:

• A bejárat = subject, the entrance
• még mindig = adverbial phrase, still
• nyitva van = predicate, is open

So the sentence structure is basically:

• The entrance
  • still
    • is open

Even though English uses open as a simple adjective here, Hungarian uses the very common expression nyitva van.

The given sentence is natural, but Hungarian word order is flexible and often changes emphasis.

Current sentence:

• A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

This is a neutral way to say The entrance is still open.

You could also say:

• Még mindig nyitva van a bejárat.

This puts more attention on the fact that it is still open.

In Hungarian, word order often reflects what is being emphasized rather than rigid grammatical position. The meaning stays similar, but the focus can shift.

Yes, in context it can have that sense.

Még mindig nyitva van suggests that the open state has continued up to now. So depending on context, English translations like these can all work:

• The entrance is still open.
• The entrance remains open.
• The entrance is still left open. — less direct, only in some contexts

The core idea is ongoing continuation: it was open before, and it is open now too.

A very useful negated version is:

• A bejárat még mindig nincs nyitva.

This means:

• The entrance is still not open.

Here, nincs is the negative form of van in this kind of sentence.

Another very common alternative is:

• A bejárat még mindig zárva van. = The entrance is still closed.

So Hungarian often prefers either:

• nincs nyitva = is not open or
• zárva van = is closed

depending on what you want to emphasize.

Here it is singular:

• a bejárat = the entrance

The plural would be:

• a bejáratok = the entrances

So the full plural sentence would be:

• A bejáratok még mindig nyitva vannak.
• The entrances are still open.

Notice that in the plural, van changes to vannak.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide would be:

• A bejárat még mindig nyitva van
• roughly: aw BEH-yaa-rat mayg MEEN-deeg NYIT-vaw vun

A few notes:

• j in Hungarian sounds like English y
• á is a longer a sound
• ny sounds like the ny in Spanish señor, or like ny in canyon
• stress in Hungarian normally falls on the first syllable of each word:
  • BEjárat
  • MÉG
  • MINdig
  • NYITva
  • VAN

A more accurate pronunciation will come with listening practice, but this should help you start.