Térképeken

Térképeken is a Hungarian plural locative form of the noun térkép, meaning “on maps.” It is used to indicate location on a surface, specifically on multiple maps. The word is formed from the plural térképek (maps) with the locative suffix -en, following Hungarian vowel harmony to yield térképeken.

In usage, térképeken answers questions such as where something is shown or located. It is common in descriptive writing about geography, history, or data visualization, for example: A régió határai térképeken jól láthatók. A korabeli adatok térképeken megjelennek. The locative case in Hungarian is one of several spatial cases and typically does not require a preposition to express location.

Related forms include singular on the map, térképen, and possessive or other case forms derived from térkép. The term is primarily a grammatical tool rather than a concept with a standalone semantic field; its meaning derives from the broader concept of maps and cartography. In practice, térképeken appears in academic, journalistic, and educational contexts when discussing features, distributions, or changes depicted across multiple maps.

Etymology notes: térképeken combines the noun térkép (map) in its plural form with the locative suffix -en, demonstrating standard Hungarian word formation for spatial expressions. Its usage reflects how Hungarian encodes location through case endings rather than prepositional phrases.