A csengő túl hangos nekem.

loud

Breakdown of A csengő túl hangos nekem.

• én: me
• az: the
• túl: too

Questions & Answers about A csengő túl hangos nekem.

Why does the sentence start with a?

A is the Hungarian definite article, like the in English.

So a csengő means the bell / the doorbell.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since csengő starts with a consonant sound, it takes a.

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Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense, third person, when you are making a simple statement.

So:

• A csengő túl hangos. = The bell is too loud.

Hungarian does not need a present-tense van here.

You would use van in other situations, for example:

• A csengő túl hangos volt. = The bell was too loud.
• A csengő túl hangos lesz. = The bell will be too loud.

But in the present tense, simple equational/descriptive sentences usually omit it.

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What exactly does csengő mean?