"Ez magas épület."

Translation: This is a tall building.

[P_Andrew]

Why is this not also "This building is tall" ?

[Andras_Gyep]

That would be "Ez az épület magas"

[Irusejka]

Why not "This is a high building"?

[sch4f]

I wrote the same, should be correct, I will report it.

[Judit294350]

"high" sounds wrong in English.

[bluebec]

So what would be "This tall building" in referring to a specific tall building?

[Balaur]

That would be "ez a magas épület".

[TheHerring]

Also wondering about this... Why is "This tall building" wrong?

[PepperGreen309]

Any suggestions how to remember that "Ez a magas épület" is "This tall building" whereas "Ez magas épület" is "This is a tall building" ? I'm not clear on the syntax. Thanks!

[Judit294350]

"This" thing = "ez a" thing
("That" thing = "az a" thing")
ie you need both the word for this (or that) and the definite article.

As a standalone pronoun you just use "ez" (or az).

Just practice really.

[PepperGreen309]

That helps a lot -- gives me a pattern to memorize for 'This (thing)' using 'Ez a (thing).' Thank you! A lingot to you!