Határidig

Határidig is a Hungarian adverb formed from határ (border) with the suffix -ig, which marks extent or limit. It literally means “up to the border” and is used to express reach or boundary in space, but it can also be employed in figurative senses to denote limits of influence, jurisdiction, or feasibility.

In spatial usage, határidig describes movement or extent toward a boundary. It commonly appears with verbs of travel, reach, or positioning, and in noun phrases that specify a boundary. Examples include: “A vasútvonal a város határig halad” (The railway line runs to the border) and “a határig terjedő terület” (the area extending to the border). It can also modify adjectives in expressions such as “határig érő hideg” in literary contexts, though the latter is less common.

In metaphorical contexts, határidig may describe limits of control, influence, or legality. For instance, one can speak of “határig terjedő joghatóság,” meaning jurisdiction that extends to the border, or of constraints that reach up to a boundary beyond which they do not apply.

Relation to related terms: határidig is distinct from határidő (deadline) and from határidőig (until the deadline). While both phrases share the stem határ, határidig refers to a spatial or figurative boundary, whereas határidőig is time-bound.

See also: határ, határidő, határmenti, határközeli.