No. 11 in Hungarian
van
"Van" means "is" or "exists" in English.
In a sentence
Az autó piros színű, és a garázsban van.
The car is red and is in the garage.
In this sentence, 'van' indicates the location of the car, expressing existence or placement.
A probléma az, hogy nálunk soha nincs elég kenyér, mert mindig elfogy.
The problem is that we never have enough bread, because it always runs out.
In this context, 'van' is used in the negative form 'nincs' to express the absence of an object (bread).
Péter nagyon ügyes, és mindig tisztességes van az üzletben.
Peter is very skilled and is always fair in business.
Here, 'van' expresses a state or characteristic related to Peter.
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