No. 80 in Hungarian
rá
"Rá" means "onto" or "on it" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Rá nézett a térképre, hogy megtalálja az útvonalat.
He looked at the map to find the route.
Here, "rá" expresses directionality toward the object "térképre" (the map), indicating focusing one's attention on it.
A gyerekek ráugrottak a szivacsokra a játszótéren.
The children jumped onto the sponges at the playground.
In this example, "rá" conveys a spatial movement onto the object "szivacsokra" (the sponges).
Rá fogok jönni a megoldásra, bármi is legyen az.
I will figure out the solution, whatever it may be.
Here, "rá" is used in an idiomatic expression "rájönni," which means "to figure out," indicating the acquisition or realization of understanding.
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