idejének

Idejének is a Hungarian grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the dative possessive form derived from the noun idő (time). The base is idő, to which the third-person possessive suffix -je attaches to yield ideje (his/her/its time), and then the dative ending -nek is added, producing idejének. In usage, idejének means “to his/her/its time” or “for his/her/its time,” depending on the sentence structure and context. Because it is a case-inflected phrase rather than a free noun, idejének typically appears inside larger noun phrases or clauses.

Morphologically, idejének can be analyzed as a combination of time in the possessive form and a dative marker. This makes it suitable for expressing relations of time belonging to a person or thing, similar to how English uses a genitive-dative construction in phrases like “to his time” or “for his time.” The form is most commonly encountered in formal, literary, or historical Hungarian rather than in everyday conversational speech, where simpler or rephrased constructions are more common.

Typical contexts for idejének include phrases that discuss the duration, end, or expiration of someone’s time, or other temporal periods associated with a subject. It may appear in historical narratives, legal or formal texts, and literary prose. As with many Hungarian inflected forms, its exact English rendering depends on the surrounding words and the function of the phrase within the clause. See also Hungarian grammar, possessive suffixes, and case marking.