fvárosában

fővárosában is a Hungarian locative form built from the noun főváros (capital city). The form expresses location inside a capital and is commonly translated as “in the capital (city)” or, more specifically, “in its capital.” It results from combining the possessive suffix with the inessive case: főváros + a (its) = fővárosa, plus -ban/-ben (in), yielding fővárosában. The exact referent (whose capital is meant) is determined by context, often clarified by the surrounding sentence.

Usage and nuances

The phrase is widely used in both written and spoken Hungarian to indicate that something is located within a capital city. It can stand alone as a general statement or appear in phrases specifying ownership or association, such as az ország fővárosában (in the country’s capital) or egy szervezet fővárosában (in the organization’s capital city). The form is versatile for describing locations of institutions, events, or activities.

Examples

- A múzeum a fővárosában található. (The museum is located in the capital.)

- Az ország fővárosában rendezték a konferenciát. (The conference was held in the country’s capital.)

- A cég fővárosában működik. (The company operates in the capital.)

Related forms

In everyday use, another common form is fővárosban, meaning simply “in the capital” without specifying ownership. The possessive-inflected form fővárosában is more explicit about location relative to a particular owner or entity. See also főváros, the general term for capital city, and the Hungarian inessive case with -ban/-ben.