Higiénéje

Higiénéje is the possessive form of the Hungarian noun higiéné, meaning hygiene. It is used to refer to the hygiene of a subject or the hygiene belonging to something, such as a person, institution, or object. The phrase is common in contexts dealing with cleanliness, sanitary conditions, and health standards.

Etymology: The noun higiéné is a loanword in Hungarian, from the French hygiène and, ultimately, from the Latin sanitas and the Greek hygieinē “health.” The suffix -je marks the third-person possessive, so higiénéje literally means “its hygiene” or “the hygiene of it.”

Morphology: The base form is higiéné. Possessive constructions adjoining a third person subject form the word higiénéje; it can be further inflected as higiénéjének (genitive), higiénéjét (accusative), higiénéjében (in its hygiene), and so on, depending on grammatical role in the sentence.

Usage: The term appears in discussions of public health, facility management, and everyday language when describing cleanliness standards or compliance with sanitary regulations. It can apply to both institutional settings and private environments, highlighting the level and appropriateness of hygiene practices.

Examples:

- A kórház higiénéje kiemelten fontos a fertőzések megelőzésében.

- Az étterem higiénéje megfelel a jogszabályi előírásoknak.

- A ház higiénéje javításra szorul.

See also: higiéné, higiénia, közegészségügy.