No. 325 in Hungarian
teszi
"Teszi" means "puts" or "does" in English.
In a sentence
A gyermek az asztalra teszi a könyvet.
The child puts the book on the table.
Here, 'teszi' is the third-person singular present indicative conjugation of 'tenni' (to put), used to express the act of placing the book on the table.
Mindig teszi a dolgát szorgalmasan.
He/She always does his/her work diligently.
In this case, 'teszi' conveys the completion or carrying out of a duty or task, emphasizing diligence.
Ne úgy tedd, ahogy megmondtam, hanem ahogy gondolod.
Don’t do it the way I said, but as you think is right.
Here, 'teszi' acts as a general term referring to doing or performing an action, highlighting personal initiative in method choices.
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