eseményben

Eseményben is a Hungarian locative case form of the noun esemény, which means event. It marks location inside or within the event and is used when the event itself is the reference point of what is being described. The locative ending -ban is attached to the stem to form eseményben in the singular and eseményekben in the plural. This follows the general Hungarian pattern of indicating location with the suffix -ban/-ben, adapted to the word esemény.

In practice, eseményben tends to appear in more formal or written contexts, especially when discussing elements that occur inside the event or are contained by it. By contrast, for phrases about participating in or being present at an event Hungarian commonly uses the -en form, such as az eseményen, to mean at the event. The -ben form thus adds a nuance of containment or internal aspects of the event, rather than merely attending or being present.

Examples of its use can be found in descriptions that stress what happens within the event itself, for instance az eseményben zajló programok (the programs taking place inside the event) or az eseményben rejlő lehetőségek (the possibilities contained within the event). While not as everyday as expressions with -en, eseményben is a standard grammatical possibility and appears in public discourse, academic writing, and event reports.

Related concepts include the locative case in Hungarian generally, and the broader distinction between -ban/-ben for inside locations and -en for at a location, with context guiding the most natural choice.