Képének

Képének is a Hungarian inflected form of the noun kép, meaning image or picture. It functions to indicate possession or association in a third-person singular context and is used when the image belongs to or is connected with another noun in a possessive or genitive construction. In English it corresponds roughly to “its image” or “the image of X.”

Form and usage notes: The form képének appears when the possessed noun (the image) is linked to another noun that serves as the possessor or topic of the phrase. It is commonly found in written Hungarian, especially in formal or analytical sentences, where one discusses the image or representation of a person, organization, country, or concept. The exact placement of the possessive form allows the following noun to carry case endings, giving flexibility in sentence structure.

Examples:

- A vállalat képének megőrzése kiemelten fontos. (Preserving the company’s image is particularly important.)

- Az ország képének megítélése a nemzetközi sajtóban változott. (The country’s image’s assessment in the international press has changed.)

See also: kép, possessive forms in Hungarian, genitive construction.

Note: The Hungarian language uses a range of possessive and case endings to express relations between nouns. Képének is one such form used specifically to denote “of its image” or “the image of X” in contexts where the image is the object of discussion within a larger noun phrase.