közepének

Középnek, in its form as közepének, is the genitive singular of the Hungarian noun közép, meaning center or middle. The form signals a relationship to the middle, typically translating to “of the middle” or “the middle’s” in English. It is used when the middle is the referent of a possessive or relational noun phrase, rather than when describing the middle itself.

Morphology and formation: közép is the base noun meaning center or middle. To express possession or association with the middle, Hungarian adds the genitive suffix -ének, yielding közepének. This pattern is common with many Hungarian nouns and reflects the language’s agglutinative system, where case and possession are shown through suffixes rather than separate prepositions.

Usage and context: közepének appears in formal, scholarly, or literary Hungarian when the middle is the possessor or the element to which another noun relates. For example, a phrase such as a középének jelentősége means “the significance of the middle.” Other contexts might discuss the role, value, or properties tied to the middle of something, always with közepének indicating the middle as the referenced entity.

Relation to related terms: the everyday noun for “middle” is közép, while more specific spatial meaning like “center” or “middle point” can be expressed with terms such as középpont or középpálya in different contexts. The genitive form közepének is a tool for linking the middle to another noun within a sentence.

See also: közép, középpont, középpálya, genitív magyar nyelvtan.