Folytatólagos

Folytatólagos is a term used in linguistics, particularly in Hungarian-language grammar, to describe a property of verbal meaning that emphasizes a continued sequence of actions or events. The word is formed from a root meaning "to continue" and a suffix that marks a descriptive property, roughly translating to "continuation-based" or "consecutive."

In descriptive grammars, folytatólagos refers to a view of how events unfold in time as a chain. It highlights successive actions in a narrative or discourse, where one event leads into the next and the focus is on the progression of the sequence rather than on the instantaneous completion of each act. This contrasts with other aspectual distinctions such as befejezett (perfective) or folyamatos (durative), which foreground completion or ongoing duration, respectively.

The term is primarily encountered in academic discussions of aspect, narrative structure, and sequence in languages. It is not a everyday part of standard language instruction for most speakers, but it provides a framework for analyzing how languages encode order and continuity of events in discourse.

Examples illustrating a folytatólagos sequence include: "Először felkelt, aztán felvette a kabátját, és kiment a házból." translating to "First he got up, then he put on his coat, and went out of the house." Another example: "A történet folyamatosan követi a szereplők lépéseit egy sor eseményben." The exact realization of folytatólagos can vary across grammars and languages.

In summary, folytatólagos denotes a narrative or aspectual focus on the continuation and sequential progression of actions within discourse.