Májusban

Májusban is a Hungarian temporal expression that means “in May” or “during May.” It is used to specify when an action takes place within the calendar month of May.

Formation and grammar: The form májusban is created by adding the inessive suffix -ban to the month name május (May). In Hungarian, the inessive case marks a position or time “in” or “inside,” and many time expressions with months are formed this way. The proper noun május remains capitalized, and the suffix is attached to the stem to yield májusban.

Usage: Májusban functions as an adverbial time phrase. It answers questions such as when did or will something happen. It can be used with various verbs to situate events in May, for example: “Májusban sok ünnep van.” (“There are many holidays in May.”) It can also occur in contexts referring to plans or schedules within that month or to describe typical patterns occurring during May.

Notes: While májusban is the standard way to say “in May,” Hungarian also uses other time expressions depending on nuance, such as seasonal words (tavasz, nyár) or other adverbial forms. However, the inessive májusban specifically locates events to the month of May.

See also: Dates and time expressions in Hungarian; Hungarian months and their inflected forms; Temporal adverbials in Hungarian.