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Learn Hardcore Hungarian: A bejárat még mindig nyitva van. - The entrance is still open.

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A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

Word

A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

Meaning

The entrance is still open.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Hungarian

Lesson

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Breakdown of A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

Questions & Answers about A bejárat még mindig nyitva van.

What does a mean in A bejárat?

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

What does bejárat mean exactly?

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.

Why are there two words, még mindig? Doesn’t one of them already mean still?

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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.

What does nyitva mean, and why is it not nyitott?

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.

Why is van included here? I thought Hungarian often leaves out is.

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.

What is the grammatical role of nyitva van in the sentence?

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.

Is the word order fixed, or could the sentence be arranged differently?

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.

Could this sentence also mean The entrance remains open?

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.

How would I negate this sentence?

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.

Is bejárat singular or plural, and how would the plural look?

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.

How is this sentence pronounced?

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.

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