Családi

Családi is a Hungarian adjective meaning “family” or “relating to the family or household.” It is used to form compound nouns and phrases that describe things connected with family life, such as családi ház (a single-family house), családi vállalkozás (a family-owned business), családi esemény (a family event), and családi kör (the family circle). In official language, it appears in the term családi állapot, used on forms to indicate a person’s marital status (e.g., házas, nőtlen, hajadon).

Origin and form: The adjective is derived from the noun család, with the standard adjectival suffix -i. The exact historical origin of the noun család is uncertain, but it appears in medieval Hungarian and has since become a core term for kinship and household.

Usage notes: Családi typically precedes the noun it modifies and agrees in number with that noun. It is widely used in everyday speech as well as in legal and administrative contexts, and it can describe both concrete things (családi ház) and abstract concepts (családi élet, family life).

See also: család, családi ház, családi állapot, családi esemény.