No. 978 in Hungarian
kerülni
"Kerülni" means "to avoid" or "to cost" or "to go around."
In a sentence
Mindig kerülnöm kell a bonyolult helyzeteket.
I always need to avoid complex situations.
In this sentence, 'kerülnöm kell' means 'I must avoid', demonstrating the use of the verb in the context of avoidance.
A könyv az asztalra került, hogy mindenki láthassa.
The book was placed on the table so that everyone could see it.
Here, 'került' is used in a passive sense, denoting that the book ended up on the table.
Mennyibe kerül ez a ruha?
How much does this dress cost?
In this context, 'kerül' is used to ask about the cost of an item.
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