"A barna egy erős szín."

Translation: Brown is a strong color.

[-__Jacob__-]

Why the article?

[Shamarth]

Singular nouns always need an article, unless they refer to more than one objects, acting like mass nouns: "Körtét árulok." -- "I sell pears."

[GerSzej]

could someone comment on the use of erös (wrong accent, I know) here. strong, hot, warm... is it emotionally strong. Thank you

[Wazav94]

It means intensive, emphatic in this case.

[Emma888948]

Does the word "szin" have any link to the shade of blue?

Blue in Finnish: sininen
Blue in Russian: sini

[JiriBarton]

Do szín and színész have anything in common?

[jzsuzsi]

It is possible but debatable that they have etimological connection.

These words are definitely related:

színész: actor

színház: theater

színjátszás: acting

színpad: stage.

What szín as a color has to do with it, I don't know.

[SchlachterZoltan]

The word "színész" rather comes from the building "szín", like the "fásszín". Look at it here: https://www.palocok.com/picture/userfiles/image/cikkek/2013/2013%20j%C3%BAlius%20/pajtakert/sz%C3%ADn.jpg

[Elmoreserve]

"A barna" yet "the brown" is wrong

[mizinamo]

That's right. English article usage is different here.

[Agentie]

Yes, but would it be wrong to use it in the translation? If we imagine a situation where there were several buckets of paint, we are expressing opinions on the colours... "The brown..." Would be a logical way to go, would it not? I am not a native English speaker, so I have been trying to fervently install to my mind "A or az turns to the"...

[mizinamo]

If you mean that as short for "The brown bucket", I think it would have to be "The brown one", not merely "The brown".

[LaineyHitch]

It could make sense to say the brown is a strong colour if it is a specific brown.

[deactivated user]

Red is stronger though

[Sanctacaris_unc.]

As a German citizen, I disagree strongly. Brown is not acceptable.