ABSTRACT
The definite article is a or az ‘the’, the latter reserved for use before words beginning with a vowel. It does not agree in case or number with its noun.
a ház the house a házban in the house
az esemény the event az események the events
The definite article is used similarly as in English with the following additional uses:
before possessed nominals: a gyerekem ‘my child’ (except in ‘have’ constructions)
before possessive pronouns: az enyém ‘mine’
before nominals with a demonstrative pronoun: ez a gyerek ‘this child’
before many abstract nouns: Ilyen az élet. ‘Such is life.’