Gyorsasága

Gyorsasága is a Hungarian noun meaning “its speed” or “the speed of something.” It is the third-person possessive form of the abstract noun gyorsaság, which denotes speed or rapidity as a quality. The base word gyorsaság is formed from the adjective gyors (fast) with the nominalizing suffix -ság, creating a concept of swiftness. The possessive suffix -a attaches to the noun, yielding gyorsasága (for example, A vonat gyorsasága meghaladta a várakozásokat — The train’s speed exceeded expectations).

Use and nuance: Gyorsasága describes how fast something is in a qualitative sense, focusing on swiftness rather than a precise measurement. In physics or engineering contexts, sebesség is the usual term for speed or velocity, a measurable quantity. Gyorsaság is common in everyday language and in athletic or mechanical descriptions of general speed. The possessive form can refer to any subject, as in az ő gyorsasága (his/her/its speed).

Distinctions and grammar: Gyorsasága is specifically the possessive form of gyorsaság; to express “his/her speed of X,” you attach appropriate nouns and pronouns (például az ő gyorsasága or X gyorsasága). For discussions emphasizing measurable rate, sebesség is preferred; for qualitative description of fastness, gyorsaság vagy gyorsasága is suitable.

See also: gyorsaság, sebesség, tempó, mozgás.