Leggyengébbekig

Leggyengébbekig is a Hungarian phrase formed from the superlative adjective leggyengébb, meaning “the weakest,” combined with the directional suffix -ig. The form leggyengébbekig is used to refer to the weakest people or things in a group and to indicate that something extends to or reaches as far as them. In usage, leggyengébbekig functions as an adverbial or predicative expression that accompanies verbs describing reach, scope, or impact.

Etymology and form: The base is leggyengébb (“weakest”). The plural marker -ek signals “the weakest ones,” and the suffix -ig marks extent or limit, yielding an expression that means “to the weakest ones” or “to the extent of the weakest.” The construction is typically found in formal or rhetorical Hungarian rather than in casual speech, and it can appear in varied inflection to match subject and verb.

Usage: The phrase is used to emphasize inclusivity or reach to the most vulnerable or least advantaged. It often appears in political, social, or humanitarian contexts, where speakers want to stress that benefits, measures, or effects apply even to those at the margins. While grammatical, it can carry a formal or emphatic tone and may be more common in written texts than in everyday conversation.

Examples:

- A segélyezés leggyengébbekig eljutott. (The aid reached even the weakest.)

- Az intézkedések leggyengébbekig terjedtek. (The measures extended to the weakest.)

See also: leggyengébb, -ig suffix, Hungarian directional/extensional suffixes.