No. 156 in Hungarian
elején
"Elején" means "at the beginning" in English.
In a sentence
A film elején bemutatták a főszereplőket.
At the beginning of the movie, they introduced the main characters.
Used to mean 'at the beginning of' when referring to the start of something (in this case, a film).
Az év elején sok ember tesz fogadalmat.
At the beginning of the year, many people make resolutions.
Refers to the start of a calendar year or specific time period.
Az újdonságokról az értekezlet elején beszéltek.
They discussed the novelties at the beginning of the meeting.
Indicates the starting moment or part of a meeting or event.
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