Igazság

Igazság is a Hungarian noun most commonly translated as "truth." It denotes correspondence between a statement or belief and reality, factual correctness, or the accurate representation of events. The word derives from the adjective igaz ("true") with the nominalizing suffix -ság, forming a general concept used across everyday speech, literature, philosophy and law.

In philosophy and logic, igazság is treated like the concept of truth in other languages, discussed in relation to theories such as correspondence, coherence and pragmatic accounts. Hungarian philosophical and literary traditions address igazság in debates about knowledge, meaning, ethics and narrative reliability.

In social and legal contexts, igazság can overlap with notions of justice or fairness; related legal terms include igazságszolgáltatás (administration of justice) and igazságosság (justice as a moral quality). Colloquially it appears in common expressions—e.g., az igazság az, hogy ("the truth is that")—and is invoked in public discourse to assert accuracy or moral rightness.

Culturally, igazság figures in religious, historical and artistic discussions, where it may carry normative or interpretive weight beyond empirical correctness. As a basic lexical item in Hungarian, it is central to communication about facts, beliefs and ethical claims, and forms part of many compound words and idioms related to honesty, verification and fairness.