fogyasztása

Fogyasztása is a noun form in Hungarian that refers to the act or state of consuming, typically used to indicate that the consumption belongs to or is performed by a particular subject. It is the possessive construction built on the base fogyasztás, meaning consumption, and is commonly found in technical, economic, or policy contexts.

Etymology and morphology: Fogyasztása combines the verb fogyasztani (to consume) with the nominal ending -ás to form fogyasztás (consumption) and then attaches the possessive suffix -a to signal ownership or association. In longer noun phrases, the possessive can denote, for example, “its energy consumption” or “the consumption of a specific entity,” as in energiafogyasztása or vállalatának energiafogyasztása.

Usage and contexts: The term appears across fields such as economics, energy management, environmental policy, and consumer studies. Examples include energiafogyasztása (its energy consumption), élelmiszerfogyasztása (food consumption), and a vállalatának fogyasztása közgazdasági értékelése (an assessment of the company’s consumption). In discussions of sustainability, fogyasztása is frequently contrasted with consumption reduction measures or efficiency improvements.

Relation to related terms: Fogyasztás is the general act of consuming, while fogyasztó refers to a consumer, and fogyasztói szokások denotes consumer habits. Fogyasztása thus serves as a specific possessive form used to discuss the consumption of a particular entity or object within a sentence.

See also: fogyasztás, fogyasztó, energiafogyasztás, fogyasztói magatartás, fenntarthatóság.