No. 289 in Hungarian
mely
The Hungarian word "mely" means "which" or "that" (relative pronoun) or "deep" (adjective) depending on context.
In a sentence
Mely könyvet olvastad el a héten?
Which book did you read this week?
Here, 'mely' is being used as an interrogative pronoun meaning 'which'.
A folyó, mely az égen tükröződik, csodás.
The river, which reflects the sky, is wonderful.
In this sentence, 'mely' functions as a relative pronoun meaning 'which', introducing a relative clause.
Mély érzéssel gondolt a múltjára.
He thought of his past with deep emotion.
Here, 'mély', a homonym of 'mely', is an adjective meaning 'deep', showing a different usage of the word.
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