No. 650 in Hungarian
hirtelen
Suddenly.
In a sentence
Hirtelen leállt az autó az úton.
The car suddenly stopped on the road.
The word 'hirtelen' is used as an adverb to describe the unexpected and sudden stopping of the car.
A hirtelen mozdulattal leverte a poharat az asztalról.
With a sudden movement, they knocked the glass off the table.
Here, 'hirtelen' functions as an adjective describing the sudden nature of the movement.
Hirtelen azt hittem, hogy elvesztettem a kulcsaimat.
I suddenly thought I had lost my keys.
In this sentence, 'hirtelen' is used adverbially to emphasize the unexpected occurrence of the thought.
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