No. 67 in Hungarian
történt
"Happened" or "occurred."
In a sentence
Mi történt tegnap este?
What happened last night?
In this question, "történt" is used as the past tense of the verb "történik" to mean 'happened', referring to an event that occurred.
Semmi különös nem történt velem ma reggel.
Nothing special happened to me this morning.
Here, "történt" indicates an occurrence, or in this case, the lack thereof, describing an uneventful personal experience.
Érdekes dolog történt a munkahelyemen.
An interesting thing happened at my workplace.
In this sentence, "történt" describes a specific event or occurrence happening in a specific place, in this instance, at the workplace.
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