No. 921 in Hungarian
abban
"In that."
In a sentence
Abban a városban lakom, ahol születtem.
I live in the city where I was born.
In this sentence, 'abban' is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the inessive case, referring to 'városban' ('in the city').
Segíts nekem eljutni abban az intézményben.
Help me get to that institution.
Here, 'abban' is used to describe 'az intézményben,' indicating location in a specific place.
Abban reménykedtem, hogy sikerül a vizsga.
I was hoping that the exam would be successful.
In this usage, 'abban' refers to the abstract concept of 'reménykedtem,' specifying the object of hope.
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