This is the 551st most frequent Hungarian word.
helyét
"The place of it" or "its place."
Here, 'helyét' specifies possession referring to the man's seat he left. 'Hely' (place) with a possessive suffix indicates his 'place or seat' and '-t' marks the accusative case as it is the direct object of the action.
A férfi elhagyta az állomáson a helyét.
The man left his seat at the station.
'Helyét' describes the place or position on the shelf relative to the book, signifying that it belongs to the context of where the book should be.
Megtalálta végül a könyv a polcon a helyét.
Finally, the book found its place on the shelf.
In this sentence, 'helyét' refers to the team's 'place' within the scope of the context (the competition). The possessive form 'helyét' denotes a belonging to the subject (the team's place).