Egyetemeken

Egyétemeken is the locative plural form of the Hungarian noun egyetem, meaning “universities.” It corresponds to the English prepositional phrase “at the universities” or “in the universities,” depending on context. The base noun egyetem denotes a university, and its plural nominative is egyetemek (universities). To express location in the plural, Hungarian adds the locative suffixes to the plural form, yielding forms such as egyetemekben (in the universities) or egyetemeken (on/at the universities).

In usage, egyetemeken is employed to indicate activities or events taking place at multiple universities, or to refer to locations associated with university campuses. The choice between -ben/-ben and -en/-en/-ön reflects the semantic layer of “in” versus “on/at” and follows general Hungarian locative rules after plural nouns. For example, A diákok az egyetemeken tanulnak. (The students study at the universities.) Kutatások az egyetemeken zajlottak. (Research at the universities took place.) Ösztöndíjak a magyarországi egyetemeken érhetők el. (Scholarships are available at the universities in Hungary.)

This form is primarily a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone concept; it appears in formal writing, news reporting, and academic language when referring to multiple universities in a location or activity context. Related forms include egyetem (singular), egyetemek (plural nominative), egyetemekben (in the universities), and egyetemeken (at/on the universities).