No. 551 in Hungarian
helyét
"The place of it" or "its place."
In a sentence
A férfi elhagyta az állomáson a helyét.
The man left his seat at the station.
Here, 'helyét' specifies possession referring to the man's seat he left. 'Hely' (place) with a possessive suffix indicates his 'place or seat' and '-t' marks the accusative case as it is the direct object of the action.
A csapat kereste a helyét a versenyben.
The team was looking for its place in the competition.
In this sentence, 'helyét' refers to the team's 'place' within the scope of the context (the competition). The possessive form 'helyét' denotes a belonging to the subject (the team's place).
Megtalálta végül a könyv a polcon a helyét.
Finally, the book found its place on the shelf.
'Helyét' describes the place or position on the shelf relative to the book, signifying that it belongs to the context of where the book should be.
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