Eset

Eset

Meaning:

case, scenario

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Abban az esetben ha esik nem megyek.

That-in the case-in if rains, not go-I.

I won’t go in case it rains.

Ez egy kivételes eset.

This an exceptional case.

This is an exceptional case.

Related terms:

bekövetkezik – to occur, to happen

esetenként – occasionally

esetleg – possible

esettanulmány – case study

eshetőség – possibility

esik – to fall (that’s what eset derives from – the way “things fall”)

határeset – sketchy, “on the border”

ügy – case (also judicial), issue, matter

Not to be confused with:

ecset – paintbrush

este – evening

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