No. 31 in Hungarian
amikor
"When."
In a sentence
Amikor elmentem a boltba, találkoztam egy régi barátommal.
When I went to the store, I met an old friend.
Here 'amikor' is used as a conjunction to introduce a clause specifying the time when the main action occurred.
Emlékszem arra az időre, amikor még gyerekek voltunk.
I remember the time when we were still children.
In this sentence, 'amikor' is used as a relative clause conjunction to provide context about a specific time period referred to previously.
Nem tudom, amikor visszaérkezik.
I don't know when he/she will return.
Here, 'amikor' introduces a subordinate clause expressing uncertainty about the time of a future event.
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