Utódja

Utódja is a Hungarian term used to refer to someone's descendant, heir, or successor. It is the third-person singular possessive form of utód, formed by adding the suffix -ja to the noun. Thus utódja literally means "his/her/its descendant" or "his/her/its heir." The phrase can refer to a person, such as a family descendant, or to a non-biological successor, such as the successor institution or organization.

In usage, utódja often denotes a biological or familial lineage, but it is also used in broader contexts to indicate a successor in status, position, or property. In legal or formal language, however, the term örökös is more common for an heir in inheritance matters, while utód emphasizes continuation through descendants or subsequent generations. Some contexts differentiate: utód for the general idea of offspring or successor, and jogutód for a legally defined successor of an estate or company.

Examples:

- A király utódja az elsőszülött fia. (The king’s heir is the first-born son.)

- Ő a család utódja, a generációk folytatása. (He is the family’s descendant, the continuation of generations.)

See also: örökös, jogutód, öröklés.