Tolódásban

Tolódásban is a Hungarian linguistic term that denotes being in the state or process of tolódás, a noun derived from the verb tolódik meaning to be pushed, slid, or shifted. With the locative suffix -ban/-ben attached to tolódás, tolódásban functions as a location or state marker equivalent to saying “in a shifting” or “in the process of shifting.” In practice, it is used to describe ongoing movement, displacement, or rearrangement within a system, whether physical, social, or conceptual.

The concept originates in Hungarian grammar and semantics, where tolódás is the nominalized form of tolódik. The suffix -ban/-ben is used to indicate a state or position within that process, making tolódásban a way to speak about something that is currently subject to shift or displacement. This makes tolódásban versatile across domains: in geology or physics to convey gradual movement along a fault or within materials, in sociology or economics to describe changing distributions or hierarchies, or in everyday discourse to characterize situations that are in flux.

Examples of usage are stylistically varied but clear in intention. For instance, one might say that “a piac tolódásban van” to express that the market is in a state of shifting dynamics, or that “a sorban tolódásban voltak” to indicate people in a queue gradually being pushed forward by the crowd. The phrase is typically used in contexts emphasizing change over time rather than a single, static arrangement.

See also tolódás and tolódásos kifejezések for related forms and broader discussion of Hungarian displacement and movement terminology.