No. 295 in Hungarian
egészen
"Egészen" means "completely," "entirely," or "quite" in English.
In a sentence
A ház egészen szép, de kicsit drága.
The house is quite beautiful, but a bit expensive.
Here, 'egészen' means 'quite' or 'rather' emphasizing the adjective 'szép' (beautiful).
Egészen a faluig sétáltunk.
We walked all the way to the village.
In this context, 'egészen' expresses to the full extent, meaning 'all the way to'.
Egészen elfelejtettem a találkozónkat.
I completely forgot about our meeting.
Here, 'egészen' means 'completely' or 'entirely', expressing the completeness of the action.
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