"Is there a ship on the water?"

Translation: Van a vízen hajó?

[spiraldancing]

My English brain really wants to translate this as "Van a vízen egy hajó?" ... is adding the "egy" correct, or unnecessary, or completely wrong?

[Findil]

It's correct. If you add it, you literally ask if there's a/one ship there. "Van a vízen hajó?" is more like "Are there any ships on the water?"

[spiraldancing]

Kösz.

[SedatKlc]

can we say a vizen van hajó?

[mbgreen11]

Or Van a hajó vizen?

[GregWood15]

Or "A vízen egy hajó van?"?

[Marvin502271]

I'd like to know the same...

[Harold304362]

"Vizen van a hajó?" would be incorrect?

[jzsuzsi]

That is a different sentence.

Where is the ship? Is it on the water? -- Vízen van a hajó? (this sentence talks about the ship, a specific ship)

Is there a ship? Van a vízen hajó? / Van hajó a vízen? (this is not about a specific ship.)