egyénhez

egyénhez is a Hungarian directional form formed from the noun egyén, meaning an individual person. It functions to indicate direction toward or reference to a single person, and is used when the recipient or addressee of an action is an individual rather than a group.

The form is created by adding the suffix -hez to the stem egyén. Due to vowel harmony, -hez is the appropriate ending here, resulting in egyénhez. This suffix set (-hoz, -hez, -höz) expresses “to/toward” and is chosen based on the preceding vowel harmony and final consonant of the stem.

Usage of egyénhez is common in formal or written Hungarian, especially in policy, legal, ethical, or sociological contexts where emphasis is placed on the rights, needs, or actions directed at a single person. It often appears with verbs that govern indirect objects or with phrases that mean “addressed to the individual” or “directed at the person.” For example, one might say, egyénhez fordulva, meaning “turning to the individual,” or egyénhez intézett felhívás, meaning “a call addressed to the individual.”

Nuances and alternatives: egyénhez emphasizes the individual as a distinct person, as opposed to general statements about people. In everyday language, phrases like a személyhez or valakihez may be more common, depending on the formality of the context.

See also: egyén, személy, -hoz/-hez/-höz suffixes, magyar nyelvtan