Kártyás

Kártyás is a Hungarian term derived from kártya, meaning card. It functions as both an adjective and a noun, and its meaning depends on context. As an adjective, kártyás describes things related to cards, especially card-based activities or technologies. Common examples include kártyás fizetés (card payment) and kártyás játék (card game), where the word denotes the use or involvement of playing cards or payment cards.

As a noun, kártyás can refer to a person who uses cards. In everyday language it is often used to mean a cardholder or someone who pays with a card. In informal speech it can also describe a person who plays cards, particularly in gambling contexts, and in some usages may carry a connotation of a gambler or someone involved in card-related practices.

In contemporary Hungarian, the term appears frequently in retail, banking, and gaming circles because of the widespread use of card payments and card-based games. Its tone is generally neutral when describing a method or object (as in kártyás megoldás, card-based solution) and more context-dependent when referring to people.

Etymology: kártyás is formed by adding the suffix -s to kártya (card), a process common in Hungarian to create adjectives and agent nouns. Related terms include kártya (card), bankkártya (bank card), and kártyajáték (card game).