No. 479 in Hungarian
kapta
"Kapta" in English means "got it" or "received it."
In a sentence
Ő kapta az ajándékot tegnap.
He received the gift yesterday.
The word "kapta" is the past tense of "kapni" (to receive) and indicates that he was the one who received something.
A díjat a legjobb tanár kapta.
The award was received by the best teacher.
Here, "kapta" denotes the receiving of an award and highlights the subject who received it.
Az e-mailt nem ő kapta meg, hanem én.
The email was not received by him, but by me.
In this sentence, "kapta" is used to emphasize the subject who did not receive something, contrasting with the actual recipient.
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