No. 832 in Hungarian
karácsony
"Karácsony" means "Christmas" in English.
In a sentence
A karácsonyt mindig a családommal töltöm.
I always spend Christmas with my family.
Here, 'karácsony' refers to the holiday of Christmas as a specific time of the year.
A karácsonyi vásár tele van szép ajándékokkal.
The Christmas market is full of beautiful gifts.
In this instance, 'karácsonyi' is an adjective derived from 'karácsony', used to describe the market as being related to Christmas.
Decemberben érződik a karácsony hangulata.
In December, you can feel the spirit of Christmas.
Here, 'karácsony' represents the general spirit or atmosphere associated with Christmas time.
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