No. 169 in Hungarian
egyetlen
"Only" or "single."
In a sentence
Egyetlen megoldás létezik erre a problémára.
There is only one solution to this problem.
Here, 'egyetlen' emphasizes the exclusivity of the solution being the sole one.
Nem mondott egyetlen igaz szót sem.
He did not say even a single truthful word.
In this example, 'egyetlen' stresses the complete absence of truthful words.
Te vagy az egyetlen barátom ebben a városban.
You are my only friend in this city.
'Egyetlen' highlights the uniqueness of the friendship here.
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