"What kind of car is this?"
Translation:Milyen autó ez?
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They are both correct, but "Milyen ez az autó?" means "What is this car like?"
The subject in the original sentence is asking about the classification of the car in question, such as its kind/type/brand, while your sentence is more like a question about its general quality.
- What kind/sort of car is this? = "Milyen/miféle autó ez?"
- What kind/sort of car has a two-stroke engine? = "Milyen/miféle autónak van kétütemű motorja?"
I am having trouble with the word order. Milyen ez auto? Maybe it is just to emphasize ez?
You can use "Milyen autó ez?" or "Ez milyen autó?", but the one you said is not correct. "Milyen" and "autó" can't be separated by an other word.
Not to mention "ez autó" isn't "this car". It could be a standalone sentence, stating "this is a car" (just like "ez egy autó"). "This car" is "ez az autó" which would give you roughly "What is this car like" for the whole sentence.
Huh, I wouldn't say so. Saying it is compound also only makes sense from an English perspective and Hungarian clearly wasn't designed by Englishmen. :D
So another question had milyen az alma, what kind of apple is that. Why is this auto sentence different (other than this instead of that)?
Watch the position of the noun. (I'm quite sure "milyen az alma" would more accurately be "what is the apple like")
It's wrong structure. Seems like you are trying to use "ez" as a determiner but "this car" would be "ez az autó". And even if you put "Milyen ez az autó?", it would mean "What is this car like?" rather than "What kind of car is this?"
