erejének

erejének is a Hungarian grammatical form used to express possession with the noun erő, meaning strength or power. It is the genitive form of erő that appears when referring to the strength belonging to another noun (the possessor). In practice, erejének appears in noun phrases such as “the strength of X” and is common in formal or written Hungarian.

Usage and function:

- Erejének is used after a possessor noun to mark that the following concept is the strength of that possessor. For example, in the phrase hadsereg erejének felmérése, the meaning is “the assessment of the army’s strength.”

- It can also occur in phrases like ellenség erejének leküzdése, meaning “the overcoming of the enemy’s strength.”

- The form is most typical in formal, literary, or technical writing. In everyday speech, speakers may rephrase to a more direct construction, such as ereje of the possessor or a simpler possessive phrase.

Form and related forms:

- The base noun is erő (strength). Its possessive/genitive form appears as erejének in many contexts, with the exact endings varying by grammatical role (genitive with a possessive noun, or similar construction) and by context.

- Related forms include ereje (its strength), erejét (its strength in a different case), and erő (the bare noun).

Notes:

- Erejének helps build precise, formal expressions of possession about strength or power and is a standard device in Hungarian grammar for generating phrases such as “X erejének” = “X’s strength.”

- Understanding uses of erejének benefits from exposure to other genitive constructions in Hungarian, especially in legal, historical, or scholarly texts.