hívása

Hívása is a Hungarian noun derived from the verb hívni (to call). It denotes the act or result of calling and is used across several senses. In everyday language, the most common meaning is a call or invitation—an address to someone to attend an event or participate in something. It also appears in the compound term telefonhívás to mean a telephone call. In religious and philosophical discourse, hívás can refer to a vocation or divine summons, for example Isten hívása, "God's calling." The word thus covers both mundane communications and broader notions of calling or purpose.

Formation and grammar: hívás is formed by nominalizing the verb with the suffix -ás. The form hívása adds a possessive suffix, so it can express "his/her call" or "the calling of someone" depending on context. Hungarian nouns with possessive suffixes attach to the noun, and determination of meaning relies on surrounding words and case endings. The term participates in phrases with different case forms such as hívását ("his/her call" as object) or hívásai ("his/her calls" or "their calls").

Usage and translation: In translations, hívása may be rendered as call, invitation, or vocation, reflecting the context. For example, in a religious text, Isten hívása would be "God's calling"; in a telecommunications context, a phone call is described with hívás or telefonhívás. The word is common in both literary and everyday Hungarian, and its precise sense emerges from collocation and discourse context.