Aktivitásán

Aktivitásán is a Hungarian linguistic term referring to a specific inflected form of the noun aktivitás, which means activity or liveliness. In this form, the noun is used in the locative case, indicating a relation to location, presence, or focus “on” or “in” the activity. The exact translation depends on context, but common renderings are “on one’s activity,” “in one’s activity,” or, in a broader sense, “dependent on one’s activity.”

Usage and function

Aktivitásán typically appears in constructions with verbs that govern a locative complement or express dependence, such as múlik (to depend) or függeni (to hinge on). A prototypical sentence is A siker az aktivitásán múlik, meaning “The success depends on one’s activity.” The form can also occur in broader sentences discussing emphasis, involvement, or focus related to someone’s activities.

Morphology

Aktivitásan is formed from aktivitás by adding the locative suffix, adjusted to the stem according to Hungarian phonology and spelling rules. The result is a single word that carries a locative meaning and is compatible with other Hungarian cases in a sentence. Like other locative forms, it can be accompanied by determiners or other grammatical elements to specify which person’s or which subject’s activity is being referred to.

Etymology and related forms

Aktivitás is a loanword rooted in Latin activitas, adopted into Hungarian as aktivitás. Related forms include other case forms of aktivitás (e.g., aktivitásnak, aktivitásban) used to express different grammatical relations such as possessive, illative, or inessive. Aktivitásán is one of several inflected variants that allow nuanced expression of relation to activity within a sentence.

See also: aktivitás, múlik, kapcsolódás.