Kapja

Kapja may refer to several uses in Hungarian language and onomastics. In linguistics, kapja is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb kapni, meaning to get or to receive. It is used in ordinary sentences to indicate that someone receives something, for example a letter or an award, and it reflects standard Hungarian conjugation with the suffix -ja attached to the stem kap-.

Kapja is also encountered as a surname among Hungarian-speaking populations. As a family name, it is relatively uncommon and may appear in genealogical records and on official documents. The exact origin of the surname is not widely documented; it could be derived from a habitational name, an occupational group, or an ancestral nickname that later became a surname.

There is no widely recognized geographic location or organization known simply as Kapja. When Kapja appears as a proper noun, it typically occurs as a surname or, less commonly, as a linguistic form rather than as a stand-alone place name.

See also: kapni, Hungarian grammar, and Kap (disambiguation).