Kanyarodása

Kanyarodása is a Hungarian noun that denotes the act or process of turning or changing direction. It is the possessive form of the nominalized verb kanyarodás, used to attribute the turning to a subject, for example: A jármű kanyarodása közben történt baleset. In everyday language, the more general term kanyarodás is often used to refer to turning in a neutral sense.

Etymology and morphology: the word belongs to a family formed from the verb kanyarodni (to turn, to bend) by nominalization with the suffix -ás, yielding kanyarodás (the act of turning). The form kanyarodása adds a third-person singular possessive suffix (-a/-e according to vowel harmony) to indicate ownership or association: “the turning of someone/something.” This makes kanyarodása common in sentences describing a specific subject’s turning movement.

Usage and contexts: kanyarodása appears in traffic-related language, legal descriptions, and narrative contexts where the movement of turning is being specified as belonging to a particular vehicle, person, or object. It can encompass lane changes, road bends, or any intentional direction change. The term is neutral and formal enough for technical, journalistic, or descriptive writing.

Related terms: kanyar, meaning bend or curve; kanyarodás, the act of turning; kanyarodni, to turn. Similar concepts in Hungarian include fordulás, which can be used in similar contexts but with slightly different nuance.

See also: kanyar, kanyarodás, kanyarodni.