állampolgári

Állampolgári is a Hungarian adjective meaning relating to a citizen or citizenship. It is formed from the noun állampolgár (citizen) and is used chiefly in formal or legal contexts to describe things connected with citizens, their rights, or their status.

In legal and civic language, állampolgári is commonly attached to nouns such as jogok and kötelességek to form phrases like állampolgári jogok (civil rights) and állampolgári kötelességek (civic duties). The term helps distinguish concepts that concern the rights and obligations of ordinary people as members of the state, as opposed to, for example, abstract or institutional matters. The related noun állampolgárság denotes citizenship, i.e., the status of being a citizen, while állampolgári (and its related forms) appear in various compounds to specify citizenship-related topics.

Usage tends to be formal; in everyday speech people usually refer to a citizen with the noun állampolgár. The adjective állampolgári is therefore most common in educational, governmental, or legal texts, as well as in discussions of constitutional rights and civic education. Related forms include állampolgársági of citizenship-related, used in compounds such as állampolgársági nyilatkozat (statements concerning citizenship), though the exact usage can vary by context.

See also: állampolgár, állampolgárság, jogok, kötelességek.