Hátrányára

Hátrányára is a Hungarian phrase formed from the noun hátrány (disadvantage) with the suffix -ára, used to indicate that something is to the disadvantage of a person, group, or entity. It corresponds to the English expression “to its/their disadvantage.” The construction is common in formal or analytical writing, especially in economics, law, policy, and media reporting, where the impact of decisions, rules, or events is discussed.

Usage and meaning

- The phrase identifies the affected party (the referent of hátrány) as the recipient of the negative effect.

- It is typically combined with verbs that express impact, such as válik (to become), hat (has an effect), vagy érinti (affects), with the affected party specified before or after the phrase.

- It emphasizes the distributive or comparative aspect of a plan or outcome, highlighting who loses out.

Examples

- A döntés hosszú távon a vállalat hátrányára válik. (The decision, in the long run, will be to the company's disadvantage.)

- Az új szabályozás a kisvállalkozások hátrányára hat. (The new regulation affects small businesses to their disadvantage.)

- A szerződés módosítása a fogyasztók hátrányára van hatással. (The modification of the contract has an impact to the consumers’ disadvantage.)

Relation to other forms

- Hátrányára is part of a system of case forms built on hátrány, which can appear in different suffixes to express various relations (e.g., hátrányában for “in its disadvantage” in certain contexts). The -ára form is specifically used to denote impact toward or to the disadvantage of a referent.

Etymology and register

- Érthető a kifejezés a hivatalos és elemző szövegekben; hétköznapi beszédben is megjelenhet, de kevésbé gyakori, mint a semleges, egyszerű mondatok.