cikkekben

Cikkekben is a Hungarian locative plural form of the noun cikk (article). It means “in the articles” and is used to indicate location inside articles, such as in newspapers, magazines, or online texts. The form combines cikkek (plural articles) with the inessive suffix -ben/-ban, which marks the sense of “in” or “inside.”

Hungarian uses various case suffixes; -ben is the inessive case used after plural nouns ending with -k, with assimilation: cikkek + -ben becomes cikkekben. This structure shows spatial or locational relation to the referent within the plural noun.

It appears in contexts discussing content within articles: for example, “A cikkekben található adatok megbízhatóak” (The data found in the articles are reliable). It can modify nouns to refer to aspects such as statements, data, or citations contained within articles. The form is common in academic writing, media analysis, and textual criticism, where authors specify where information or claims originate or are discussed.

Examples include: “A cikkekben leírt állítások gyakran vitát generálnak.” and “A cikkekben szereplő források megbízhatóbbak, ha több független forrásból is megerősítik őket.” These illustrate how cikkekben locates discourse or evidence inside plural articles.