Helyért

Helyért is a Hungarian compound formed from the noun hely (place) and the suffix -ért, which marks benefit or purpose. The combination is used to express that an action is undertaken for the sake of, or on behalf of, a particular place or locality. It is not a standalone lexical item with a fixed definition, but rather a productive part of Hungarian word formation that appears in various phrases.

Etymology and morphology: The suffix -ért attaches to nouns to indicate benefit, aim, or reason. When combined with hely, helyért denotes that the subject’s activity is directed toward or for the benefit of a place. The form is most often encountered in contexts referring to local or regional interests, and it shares behavior with other -ért constructions such as városért or országért.

Usage: Helyért commonly appears in sentences describing civic, political, or communal actions aimed at a locality. It can function alongside verbs of action to convey motivation or beneficiary focus. While you will frequently see more common targets like városért (for the city) or országért (for the country), helyért can appear in more local or poetic registers to emphasize allegiance to a specific place.

Examples (translations):

- Az önkormányzat a helyért dolgozik. (The municipal government works for the place.)

- A helyért és a közösségért küzdenek. (They fight for the place and the community.)

In literary or opinion-writing, helyért may appear within lists of aims such as helyért, környezetért, jövőért (for the place, the environment, the future).

See also: hely, -ért suffix, magyar nyelvű suffixek.