No. 414 in Hungarian
elhunyt
Deceased.
In a sentence
A nagymamám tavaly ősszel elhunyt.
My grandmother passed away last fall.
Here, 'elhunyt' is used as a verb to mean 'passed away', indicating the occurrence of someone's death.
Az elhunyt tiszteletére gyertyaégőt gyújtottunk.
We lit a candle in honor of the deceased.
In this sentence, 'elhunyt' is used as an adjective to refer to a person who has died, i.e., 'the deceased'.
A családja mély szomorúsággal emlékezik az elhunytra.
His family remembers the deceased with deep sorrow.
Here, 'elhunyt' is a noun referring to 'the deceased', serving as the subject of the phrase.
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