Elfogásán

Elfogásán is a grammatically inflected form of the noun elfogás, used in Hungarian to denote “on/at/in (someone’s) understanding.” The base word elfogás refers to understanding, perception, interpretation, or conceptual grasp. The form elfogásán approximately means “on his/her/its understanding” or “in his/her/its interpretation,” and it is used to discuss how a statement or argument is based on a particular person’s interpretation.

Morphology and use

The word is built from elfogás (understanding) with a possessive suffix for a third person possessor (his/her/its): elfogása (his/her understanding). This is then combined with the adessive case ending -n (often realized as -án after possessor suffixes) to yield elfogásán. In effect, the phrase marks the basis or reference point of interpretation as located in that person’s understanding. The construction is formal and more common in academic, legal, or analytical prose than in everyday speech.

Examples

A dolgozat fő állításai az író elfogásán nyugszanak. (The main claims of the essay rest on the writer’s understanding.)

A megállapítások az olvasó, vagyis az érvelés elfogásán alapulnak, különösen amikor a szerző egyes fogalmakat másként értelmez.

See also

elfogás, felfogás, értelmezés, megértés

Note: elfogásán is used in contexts meaning “according to/within the scope of one’s understanding,” and may be substituted by more common synonyms like felfogásán or értelmezésén depending on style and register.