Korokban

Korokban is a Hungarian linguistic term that denotes the locative plural form of the noun kor, meaning an age or era. As a result, korokban translates roughly to “in the ages” or “within the eras.” It functions as a locative noun form used to situate actions or events within a broader historical or temporal frame.

Etymology and form: The word is formed from the plural stem korok (eras, ages) combined with the locative suffix -ban, which marks location or position inside something. In Hungarian grammar, korokban is used where a speaker wants to specify that something occurs within multiple time periods rather than a single moment.

Usage: Korokban is typically employed in historical or literary contexts to describe events, phenomena, or traditions that span several ages. It can appear in narrative prose, scholarly writing, and metaphorical language to convey a sense of long temporal scope. While it is most common in written Hungarian, its frequency varies by register and topic.

Related concepts: Kor, meaning age or era; -ban/-ben locative suffixes in Hungarian; locative case as a broader grammatical category in Hungarian.

Notes: Korokban is a standard, non-proper noun form and should not be capitalized unless it begins a sentence. It is one of several locative plural constructions used to articulate time-based location in Hungarian, alongside phrases like korokon át and az időszakokban.

See also: Hungarian grammar, locative case, kor (age), időszak (era, period).