Leveleiért

Leveleiért is a Hungarian adverbial phrase meaning “for its letters” or “for the letters’ sake.” It is formed from the noun levél (letter) in the possessive plural form levelei, combined with the postpositional suffix -ért, which expresses purpose or benefit. The literal sense is thus “for its letters.”

In standard modern Hungarian, leveleiért is not a common everyday expression. It largely appears in scholarly discussions of morphology, philological texts, or in literary and historical writing where authors or editors discuss complex affixation patterns or use archaisms to evoke a particular tone. The phrase functions primarily as a grammatical example illustrating how the language can attach possessive and purposive suffixes to a base noun.

Semantically, leveleiért denotes that an action is undertaken for the sake or benefit of the letters belonging to someone or something, rather than for a concrete external objective. Because its interpretation is highly context-dependent, surrounding discourse is needed to clarify whose letters are involved and for what purpose.

See also: Hungarian grammar; affixation; postpositional phrases; -ért suffix; possessive forms in Hungarian.