Tételéhez

Tételéhez is a Hungarian inflected form that appears in formal, technical prose, especially in mathematical or logical contexts. It expresses direction toward something that is possessed by a preceding noun, roughly translating to “to its theorem” or “to its statement.” The form results from combining the noun tétele (a form of tétel meaning theorem, proposition, or item) with a possessive suffix and the allative suffix.

Morphology and formation: The base noun tétel is used to denote a theorem or proposition. A third-person possessive suffix -e is added to create tétele, indicating “its/the theorem.” The allative suffix -hez (with the alternants -hoz or -höz chosen according to vowel harmony) is then attached, yielding tételéhez. Thus the literal reading is “to its theorem.” Because Hungarian vowel harmony governs the allative variant, the exact suffix form may change to -hoz or -höz in other contexts.

Usage and examples: tételéhez is used when the text refers to something related to or directed toward a specific theorem belonging to a subject or entity. For example, a phrase such as a tételéhez tartozó bizonyítás would mean “the proof pertaining to its/theorem’s [aspect].” It is most common in formal mathematical, logical, or argumentative writing.

Relation to related forms: tételéhez should be distinguished from tételhez, which simply marks “to the theorem” without indicating possession. The possessive-initial form emphasizes a relationship to a particular theorem or proposition possessed by a preceding noun.

See also: Hungarian grammar, allative case, possessive suffixes, tétele (theorem).