"What example do you see?"

Translation: Milyen példát látsz?

[Irusejka]

Why "példát" has a long "á", and not short?

[vvsey]

It usually (always?) happens to the vowels "a" and "e" at the end of words when the word gets a suffix.

[jsiehler]

The most notable exception is -ság / -ség.

Micsoda marhaság ez az egész!

[vvsey]

Indeed! Thank you. :)
Why is that, I wonder. For one thing, -ság / -ség changes the type of the word, from adjective to noun, usually (always?). Is that a good enough excuse? I don't know.

[Irusejka]

Thanks!

[btgaches]

Why is it milyen and not mit?