Nyilatkozatokban

Nyilatkozatokban is a Hungarian linguistic term referring to the plural locative form of the noun nyilatkozat, meaning statements or declarations. The form nyilatkozatokban exists when the speaker wants to indicate content or information contained within multiple statements or declarations. It is formed from nyilatkozat (declaration, statement) plus the plural suffix -ok and the locative suffix -ban, which denotes “in” or “inside” a space or context.

Morphology and usage are typical of Hungarian: -ban is a postpositional suffix indicating location in or within something; -ok marks plural. The locative case is one of several cases used to express spatial and contextual relations in Hungarian. Nyilatkozatokban therefore signals that the relevant material, content, or points are found inside several statements rather than outside them.

In practice, nyilatkozatokban is used in political, legal, or journalistic contexts to discuss what is stated within various declarations or to reference the content of multiple statements. For example: "A nyilatkozatokban foglalt állítások ellentmondásokat tartalmaznak" (The statements contained in the declarations contain contradictions). It can also appear in academic or media analyses when summarizing or comparing what different declarations say.

Overall, nyilatkozatokban is a productive example of Hungarian case harmony, illustrating how locative meaning is attached to a plural noun to denote content embedded in multiple statements.