Térképein
Térképein is a Hungarian inflected form of the noun térkép (map). It is used when referring to location on or within maps belonging to someone, and it expresses a relation of place to a possessed plural noun phrase. In other words, it combines the plural possessive form of “térkép” with a locative sense, yielding a meaning close to “on their maps” or “in their maps,” depending on the context and the prepositions used in the sentence.
The form illustrates how Hungarian can attach multiple layers of information to a single noun: ownership (whose
- A térképein megjelenő adatok pontosak. → The data appearing on their maps are accurate.
- Térképein láthatók a határvonalak. → The border lines are visible on their maps.
Térkép (map) serves as the base noun. Related inflected forms include the singular possessive versions (e.g.,
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