Fábulákban

Fábulákban is a form in the Hungarian language that means “in fables.” It is the inessive plural form of the noun fábula, which refers to a short story, usually with talking animals, that ends with a moral. The construction fábulákban literally signals location or content—something found or expressed within fables.

Etymology and form: The word fábula is borrowed into Hungarian from Latin fabula. Its plural is fábulák, and the suffix -ban attaches to indicate the inessive case, yielding fábulákban. This form is used when one discusses elements, motifs, or messages that occur inside fables rather than in other genres.

Grammatical use and meaning: In ordinary prose, fábulákban is primarily a linguistic or literary-analysis tool. It designates content located within fables, such as recurring motifs, ethical lessons, or narrative devices typical of fables. It can modify nouns or function within noun phrases, as in fábulákban előforduló motívumok (motifs occurring in fables) or fábulákban megfogalmazott erkölcsi tanulság (the moral statement formulated in fables).

Context and scope: The term is common in literary criticism, folklore studies, and discussions of children’s literature. It helps distinguish the particular conventions of fables from other narrative forms. While it may appear in both scholarly and educational writing, it is less likely to occur in everyday speech outside of linguistic or literary discussion.

Examples: A dolgozat a fábulákban megfogalmazott erkölcsi tanulságokat elemzi. A könyvgyűjtemény fábulákban előforduló állatmesei motívumokat is tartalmaz.