Alakjainak

Alakjainak is a term used in Hungarian linguistics to describe a specific inflected form of the noun alak, which means form or shape. The form functions to express possession by a plural referent and appears in noun phrases to indicate “its shapes” or, more broadly, “the shapes of them” within a given context. In descriptions of morphology, alakjainak is cited as an example of how Hungarian combines number and possession within a single word.

Etymology and morphology: The base word alak combines with a suffix sequence that marks plural possession, resulting in alakjainak. This demonstrates Hungarian’s agglutinative character, where multiple grammatical features are encoded in one word. The form is typically encountered in formal or analytic writing about form, shape, or figurative representations.

Usage and examples: Alakjainak occurs in scholarly discussions of noun inflection and in phrases analyzing the shapes of objects or beings. For example, a sentence such as “A szobor alakjainak megváltozása figyelhető meg a restaurálás során” translates to “The change of the statue’s shapes is observable during restoration.” Such usage highlights both plurality in the possessed noun and the possessive relation to the referent noun.

In linguistic reference works, alakjainak is presented as an illustration of how Hungarian marks possession for a plural conceptual referent and how noun phrases can encode complex grammatical information within a single word. See also Hungarian morphology, noun inflection, and possessive forms in Hungarian grammar.