Szorgalmas

Szorgalmas

Meaning:

diligent, hardworking

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Nem csak szorgalmas vagy, hanem okos is.

You’re not only diligent but also intelligent.

[Not only diligent are-you, but intelligent as-well.]

A lányom nem valami szorgalmas, amióta serdülőkorban van.

My daughter isn’t really diligent since she entered puberty.

[The daughter-my not some diligent, since puberty-in exists.]

Related terms:

hatékony – efficient

lelkiismeretes – conscientious

lusta – lazy

serény – solicitous

szorgalom – diligence

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