neki

This is the 110th most frequent Hungarian word.


neki

"To him/her/it" or "for him/her/it".


In this sentence, 'neki' acts as an indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/them' depending on the context.

Adtam neki egy ajándékot.

I gave them a gift.


Here, 'neki' also indicates the recipient of an action, translated as 'for him/her/them'.

Ez a könyv neki van fenntartva.

This book is reserved for them.


In this instance, 'neki' functions as a dative pronoun, showing to whom the speech is directed.

Mondtam neki, hogy késni fogok.

I told them that I would be late.