No. 157 in Hungarian
magas
"Magas" means "tall" or "high" in English.
In a sentence
Ez az épület nagyon magas.
This building is very tall.
'Magas' here means 'tall' when describing the height of an object, in this case, a building.
Ő egy magas férfi.
He is a tall man.
'Magas' here refers to the physical height of a person, describing the man as being tall.
A repülőgép magasra emelkedett.
The airplane ascended high.
'Magas' in this context refers to 'high' in elevation or position, describing the airplane's movement upwards.
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