No. 535 in Hungarian
tűnt
The Hungarian word "tűnt" means "seemed" or "appeared" in English.
In a sentence
A ház nagyon csendesnek tűnt.
The house seemed very quiet.
In this sentence, 'tűnt' is the past tense form of 'tűnik,' indicating something appeared or seemed in a specific way.
Eltűnt a macska a kertben.
The cat disappeared in the garden.
Here, 'tűnt' is part of the word 'eltűnt,' which means 'disappeared,' describing that the cat went missing in the garden.
Úgy tűnt, hogy minden rendben lesz.
It seemed that everything would be fine.
In this example, 'tűnt' is again the past tense form of 'tűnik,' used to express how something appeared in a more abstract sense.
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