No. 51 in Hungarian
nincs
The Hungarian word "nincs" means "there is not" or "does not exist."
In a sentence
Nincs pénzem venni egy új kabátot.
I don't have money to buy a new coat.
In this sentence, 'nincs' is used to express the lack of possession of money, functioning as the negation of 'van' (the verb 'to have').
Ma nincs iskola, mert szünet van.
There's no school today because it's a holiday.
Here, 'nincs' denotes the absence of a state, specifically, the absence of school today, again as a negation of existence ('van').
Nincs semmi baj, minden rendben.
There's nothing wrong, everything is fine.
In this sentence, 'nincs' is used to negate an abstract concept, implying the non-existence of a problem while providing reassurance.
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