No. 336 in Hungarian
nekem
"To me" or "for me."
In a sentence
Nekem tetszik ez az autó.
I like this car.
In this sentence, 'nekem' is used to express personal feeling or opinion, translating to 'to me' or 'for me', indicating the personal impression of liking.
Adsz nekem egy pohár vizet?
Could you give me a glass of water?
Here, 'nekem' signifies that the action of giving is directed toward me, equivalent to 'to me' in English.
Ez a könyv nekem van fenntartva.
This book is reserved for me.
In this instance, 'nekem' denotes possession or entitlement, meaning 'for me' in the sense of allocation or reservation.
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