Fogalmától

Fogalmától is a Hungarian grammatical form meaning “from its concept” or “from the idea.” It is an ablative form created from the noun fogalom (concept) with the third-person possessive suffix -a, yielding fogalma (“its concept”), and the postposed ablative suffix -tól, giving fogalmától. The construction illustrates how Hungarian combines possession with postposed case suffixes to express origin or source.

Morphology and usage notes: The base word fogalom takes the possessive suffix -a to form fogalma, indicating ownership by a third person. Attaching the ablative suffix -tól to the possessed form produces fogalmától. The -tól suffix marks origin or starting point, so fogalmától literally means “from its concept.” In standard orthography, the combination results in the long vowel mark á in fogalmától, reflecting the phonetic and orthographic rules of vowel harmony and suffixation.

Contexts and function: Fogalmától is used in academic, philosophical, or semantic prose to indicate that a claim, argument, or interpretation derives from a particular concept or idea. It often appears with verbs like indult ki (originates from) or függ (depends), signaling the basis or source of reasoning.

Examples:

- Az érvelés a fogalmától indul ki. (The argument originates from the concept.)

- A definíció értelmezése a fogalmától függ. (The interpretation of the definition depends on the concept.)

Related forms: Fogalomtól (from the concept, without possessive) is a closely related bare ablative form. Fogalom, fogalma, and the possessive suffixes illustrate how Hungarian builds complex postpositional phrases to express source and relation.