"Idén nagyon hideg volt."

Translation: This year, it was very cold.

[deactivated user]

Present perfect would correct be in English, because the year in question has not been completed. Therefore, I would like to know if a proper translation would be: "It has been very cold this year".

[JBaer1]

I would like to know that answer as well, and if another good translation would be 'This year has been very cold'.

[RyagonIV]

There is only one past tense in Hungarian, so using present perfect should be absolutely fine here. "This year has been very cold" is also a valid translation, although I'd say it would be closer to "Idén volt nagyon hideg."

[JanaDzsana]

It was really cold this year? It seems the same to me, am I a shade off, native Hungarian speakers?

[vvsey]

No, it is perfect!

[carolgoslen]

I answered "This year was very cold" That was marked incorrect. Would that translation not work?

[AGreatUserName]

It works in English and has the same meaning so it should be allowed, whether or not idén can be used as the subject in Hungarian.

[carolgoslen]

A native speaker gave me the translation "It was very cold this year."

[SchlachterZoltan]

"Az idén nagyon hideg volt."