No. 42 in Hungarian
óta
"Óta" means "since" in English.
In a sentence
A házunk építése óta eltelt három év.
Since the construction of our house, three years have passed.
In this sentence, 'óta' is used to indicate a point in time from which the period starts ('építése óta' = 'since the construction').
Nem láttam őt azóta, hogy elutazott.
I haven't seen him since he left.
Here, 'óta' is used to relate to a specific event ('elutazott' = 'he left') as the starting point of a time period.
Tanulmányaink óta tartjuk a kapcsolatot.
We have kept in touch since our studies.
This sentence shows 'óta' in relation to an abstract time period or event ('Tanulmányaink' = 'our studies') designating the starting point.
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