Láncokban

Láncokban is a Hungarian locative plural form meaning "in chains." It is formed from the noun lánc (chain) in its plural láncok, plus the locative suffix -ban/-ben, indicating location. The phrase is used for both literal restraint and, more commonly, metaphorical constraint.

Grammatical notes: Hungarian marks case through suffixes; -ban/-ben denotes location in or inside. In the plural, the locative suffix attaches after the plural form: láncok + ban = láncokban. The corresponding singular form is láncban (in a chain).

Usage examples: Literal: A rabokat láncokban vezették a börtön felé. (The prisoners were led toward the prison in chains.) Metaphorical: A nyomor és adósság láncokban tartja a családokat. (Poverty and debt keep families in chains.) In literary or descriptive contexts, the phrase emphasizes physical bondage or the sense of being bound by external constraints.

Related notes: Láncokban expresses a plural, collective state of binding, whereas láncban would refer to being in a single chain. The term is primarily used in Hungarian prose, journalism, and speech to convey restraint, captivity, or figurative oppression. In technical discussions about chains or chain-like structures, the base noun lánc and its inflected forms are used in standard Hungarian terminology, with context clarifying whether the reference is literal or metaphorical.