Követésig

Követésig is a Hungarian linguistic term used to describe a grammatical construction in which the noun követés (pursuit, monitoring, or following) combines with the suffix -ig to form an expression that marks a temporal or scope-bound limit. In usage, it signals the upper bound of an action, state, or observation, roughly conveying “up to the following moment” or “until the extent of following.”

Etymology and formation are straightforward within Hungarian word formation. The base noun követés provides the semantic field of pursuit or tracking, while the suffix -ig functions as a bound marker that specifies the limit of a process. The resulting form can appear in formal, technical, or literary contexts where precise delimitation of duration or extent is desired.

Usage and register are important to understanding követésig. The construction is relatively rare in everyday speech and tends to occur in written language, particularly in technical, legal, or descriptive prose. It may also appear in metaphorical or evaluative language when a narrative or analysis seeks to emphasize that a process or behavior continues only up to a certain point of pursuit or monitoring.

Related terms and concepts include other Hungarian extent markers with -ig, such as időig (for the duration), határig (up to the border), and more general patterns of forming temporal adverbials with suffixes. Követésig is best approached as a specialized, somewhat literary or technical expression rather than a common conversational phrase.