No. 12 in Hungarian
mint
"Mint" in Hungarian means "as," "like," or "than," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Ő gyorsabb, mint én.
He is faster than me.
Here, 'mint' is used as a comparison conjunction, equivalent to 'than' in English.
Úgy viselkedik, mint egy gyermek.
He acts like a child.
In this case, 'mint' serves as a preposition for comparison, meaning 'like' in English.
Dolgozz keményen, mint ahogy tanítottak!
Work hard as you have been taught!
Here, 'mint ahogy' functions together to introduce a subordinate clause, translating to 'as you have' in English.
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