Kontextusban

Kontextusban is a Hungarian adverbial form meaning “in the context.” It is used to indicate that a statement, interpretation, or observation should be considered within the surrounding text, situation, or discourse rather than in isolation. The word is built from the noun kontextus (context) with the locative suffix -ban, yielding a phrase that functions as an adverb or as part of a prepositional construction such as a kontextusban (in the context).

In usage, kontextusban signals the importance of surrounding information for understanding meaning. It is common in linguistic analysis, literary criticism, journalism, and academic writing, where claims are framed as valid only when viewed in their appropriate context. For example: “A kifejezés jelentése a kontextusban értelmezhető,” meaning that the meaning of the term can be interpreted only within its context. Another example: “A történet eseményei kontextusban szemlélve világosabbá válnak.” The term can pair with other elements to form phrases like “a kontextusban” (in the context) or “kontextusában” (in its/the context’s regard), depending on syntactic needs.

Related terms include kontextus (context), kontextusfüggő or kontextusfüggvény (context-dependent or context function), and kontextusfüggetlen (context-free or context-independent). These terms are used to describe how meaning or interpretation changes with or without situational information.

See also: kontextus, kontextusfüggő, kontextusfüggetlen.