No. 352 in Hungarian
melynek
"Whose" or "of which."
In a sentence
Ez az a könyv, melynek a borítója kék.
This is the book whose cover is blue.
'Melynek' functions as a relative pronoun indicating possession, connecting 'könyv' (book) with 'borítója' (its cover).
Az a fa, melynek levelei vörösek, nagyon szép.
The tree whose leaves are red is very beautiful.
'Melynek' again acts as a relative pronoun, specifying the leaves of the tree being described.
Itt van az ember, melynek segítségével megoldottuk a feladatot.
Here is the person with whose help we solved the task.
'Melynek' is used here as a relative pronoun expressing an instrumental relationship ('with whose help').
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