No. 98 in Hungarian
vissza
"Vissza" means "back" or "return" in English.
In a sentence
Visszaadta a könyvet a könyvtárnak.
He returned the book to the library.
The word 'vissza' is used as a prefix to the verb 'ad' (to give), forming 'visszaad' (to give back), indicating the act of returning something.
A szobaajtó visszacsukódott magától.
The room door closed back by itself.
Here, 'vissza' is prefixed to 'csukódott' (closed) to form 'visszacsukódott', referring to the door closing to its previous position by itself.
Visszamentem a boltba, hogy megvegyem a táskát.
I went back to the shop to buy the bag.
In this sentence, 'vissza' is prefixed to 'mentem' (went), becoming 'visszamentem', to indicate returning to a previous place (the shop).
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