No. 32 in Hungarian
alatt
"Alatt" means "under" or "beneath" in English.
In a sentence
A könyv az asztal alatt van.
The book is under the table.
Here, 'alatt' means 'under,' indicating the location of the book.
A háború alatt sok nehézséggel kellett szembenézniük.
During the war, they had to face many hardships.
In this sentence, 'alatt' corresponds to 'during,' referring to a time period.
Az őt illető dicséret alatt is maradt szerény.
Even under the praise he received, he remained modest.
Here, 'alatt' conveys a figurative sense of being 'under' or affected by a condition.
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