No. 768 in Hungarian
ettől
The Hungarian word "ettől" means "from this" or "than this" in English.
In a sentence
Ettől a filmtől mindig sírni kezd.
This movie always makes me cry.
In this sentence, 'ettől' refers to the movie, and it functions to indicate the specific cause or subject of the emotional reaction.
Távolodjunk el ettől az épülettől, mert veszélyes.
Let us move away from this building because it is dangerous.
Here, 'ettől' means 'from this,' referring to the building, and it shows motion away from it.
Ettől lesz sikeres az eredmény.
This will make the result successful.
In this case, 'ettől' introduces the reason or cause for the success of the result.
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