Alagútja

Alagútja is a Hungarian word formed as the possessive form of alagút, meaning tunnel. It translates to “his tunnel,” “her tunnel,” or “its tunnel,” depending on context. The form is built by adding the third-person possessive suffix -ja to the noun alagút, a common pattern in Hungarian for indicating ownership directly on the noun.

Etymology and morphology

The base word alagút comes from Hungarian for tunnel. The possessive suffix -ja attaches to the noun to express ownership without requiring a separate possessor pronoun. This suffix follows standard Hungarian rules for third-person possession and becomes part of the head noun in the phrase. The definite article or adjectives can accompany alagútja, including compounds such as vasúti alagútja (the railway’s tunnel) when describing the owned tunnel.

Usage

Alagútja appears in contexts where a tunnel is explicitly attributed to someone or something already known in the discourse. It is commonly found in descriptive statements about infrastructure or in narrative passages referring to a particular tunnel owned by a person, organization, or entity. The possessive suffix remains attached to alagút in all standard word orders.

Examples

- A vasúti alagútja hosszú. (The railway’s tunnel is long.)

- Az alagútja kilátásai megváltoztak a felújítás után. (Its tunnel’s views changed after the renovation.)

Related forms

Alagút (tunnel) is the base noun. Possessive forms vary with person and number, while alagútja specifically marks a third-person singular possessor. In plural or other persons, different possessive endings would be used within the same grammatical framework.

Note

Alagútja is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item; its meaning depends on context and the possessor identified in the surrounding text.