No. 397 in Hungarian
mellé
"Next to" or "beside" (indicating movement to a position next to something).
In a sentence
A könyvet az asztal mellé tettem.
I placed the book next to the table.
In this sentence, 'mellé' indicates the placement of the book to the location beside the table, describing spatial relation.
A képet a fal mellé akasztotta.
He hung the picture beside the wall.
Here, 'mellé' specifies that the picture was hung next to the wall, denoting adjacency.
Leült a barátja mellé.
She sat down next to her friend.
In this case, 'mellé' describes sitting next to someone, expressing proximity in position.
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