jelleggel

jelleggel is a Hungarian adverb meaning "in terms of nature" or "by nature," used to describe the inherent qualities or typical characteristics of a subject. It signals that a statement refers to the way something is, rather than to a temporary state or external circumstance. The word is built from the noun jelleg, meaning nature, character, or type, plus the instrumental suffix -gel, which marks the sense of manner or aspect being described.

In use, jelleggel is commonly employed in descriptive, analytic, or scholarly prose to frame judgments about a subject's essential features, traits, or behavior. It can accompany adjectives, nouns, or verbs to emphasize that the described quality is an intrinsic part of the subject rather than a situational effect. The expression tends to appear in more formal or written Hungarian and may be found in linguistic, sociological, or literary contexts.

Translations into English vary by context, including "by nature," "in terms of character," "essentially," or "characteristically." Writers translate according to what dimension they want to attribute to the subject—the inherent nature rather than its current state.

Related linguistic elements include jelleg (nature, characteristic) and similar expressions that describe manner or quality, such as jellegzetes ("characteristic"), though jelleggel itself specifically marks an intrinsic dimension.