felében

Felében is a Hungarian linguistic form derived from the noun fél, meaning half, with the locative suffix -ében. The combination marks a position or portion inside a half of something, and it is used to indicate being within a division rather than at its edge or boundary. The form is most often found in written or formal language.

In usage, felében signals the interior portion of a partition, most commonly in temporal expressions. For example, in phrases such as az év felében, the expression is commonly translated as “in the middle of the year” or, depending on context, “in the first half of the year.” The exact interpretation depends on the surrounding context and what portion of the whole is being discussed. Felében can also appear in spatial or figurative divisions, though such uses are less common than the temporal sense.

Grammatically, felében is formed by attaching the locative suffix to fél, yielding a fixed expression that behaves as a prepositional or adverbial phrase within a sentence. It tends to occur in more formal or literary styles. In everyday speech, speakers often specify the intended half more explicitly, for example by saying első felében or második felében to distinguish first or second halves.

Origin and relation: felében reflects standard Hungarian morphology, combining fél with the locative -ében to convey “inside the half” or “within the half-part.” It is one of several similar constructions that express subdivision of an entire entity and is part of the broader system for indicating portions, halves, and segments in Hungarian.