Listáról

Listáról is the ablative singular form of the Hungarian noun lista, meaning either “from the list” or “about the list,” depending on the verb and construction. In Hungarian, the suffix -ról/-ről marks origin or topic, and listáról is the standard form used with both senses in everyday language.

Etymology and form: Lista is a loanword in Hungarian, commonly traced to German Liste or Latin lista, adopted into Hungarian vocabulary and inflected according to regular case endings. The ablative suffix combined with the root produces the form listáról, where the vowel in the stem often lengthens (a to á) as part of Hungarian vowel harmony.

Usage: From the list

- Választott egy elemet a listáról. (He selected an item from the list.)

- A listáról jött vissza az információ. (The information came from the list.)

About the list

- A listáról beszéltünk. (We talked about the list.)

- A listáról szóló cikk megjelent. (The article about the list has appeared.)

Grammatical notes: Listáról functions as the object of preverbs expressing origin or topic with various verbs. When indicating topic, verbs such as beszélni, írni, gondolkodni are commonly used with listáról. When indicating extraction or origin, listáról often follows verbs like választani, kivenni, szedni. The form demonstrates typical Hungarian noun inflection: lista + ablative suffix -ról/-ről yields listáról, with pronunciation aligned to vowel harmony.

See also: lista, listák, ablativus in Hungarian grammar.