Csapatban

Csapatban is a Hungarian locative form of the noun csapat, meaning “in the team” or “as part of a team.” It marks membership or participation within a team, rather than describing the team as a separate entity. The phrase is used to indicate where someone operates or participates in organized activity, especially in sports, workplaces, and project groups.

Formation and grammar: csapatban is created by adding the locative suffix -ban/-ben to csapat. In Hungarian, the locative answers the question “hol?” (where). It commonly follows verbs such as van (is), dolgozik (works), játszik (plays), vesz részt (participates), or after prepositions: “A csapatban van” (He is in the team); “Ő a csapatban játszik” (He plays in the team); “A projektcsapatban dolgozunk” (We work in the project team).

Usage notes: The phrase can appear with or without the definite article, as in “a csapatban” or simply “csapatban,” depending on discourse and syntax. It should not be confused with csapatba (into the team) or csapatként (as a team), which express different relations such as movement toward joining or a role played by the group.

See also: csapat, sportcsapat, projektcsapat, csapatkapitány.