No. 211 in Hungarian
valaki
"Valaki" means "someone" or "somebody" in English.
In a sentence
Valaki kopogott az ajtón.
Someone knocked on the door.
Here, 'valaki' is used as a pronoun to refer to an unspecified person, the subject of the sentence.
Egy valaki tudna nekem segíteni?
Could anyone help me?
In this sentence, 'valaki' is used interrogatively to suggest the possibility of an unspecified person's assistance.
Mindig van valaki, aki segít, ha szükség van rá.
There is always someone who helps when it's needed.
Here, 'valaki' is used to indicate an unspecified, but assumed to exist, kind or helpful person.
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