No. 633 in Hungarian
mert
"Because."
In a sentence
Nem mehetek ki játszani, mert esik az eső.
I cannot go outside to play because it is raining.
In this sentence, 'mert' is used as a conjunction meaning 'because', introducing the reason for the inability to go out to play.
Szeretem ezt a könyvet, mert nagyon érdekes.
I like this book because it is very interesting.
Here, 'mert' connects the statement 'I like this book' with its reason, 'because it is very interesting'.
Nem tudott elmenni, mert dolgoznia kellett.
He couldn't go because he had to work.
In this sentence, 'mert' introduces the cause of not being able to go, 'because he had to work'.
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