kártyán

Kártyán is the locative form of the Hungarian noun kártya, meaning card. It denotes position or presence on a card, for example on the surface of a physical card or a card displayed in a system. The form is created by adding the locative suffix -n to the stem kártya (kártya → kártyán), reflecting Hungarian case morphology and vowel harmony.

In usage, kártyán functions to specify where information or features are located. It appears in both everyday and technical contexts. Examples include: a név a kártyán olvasható (the name is readable on the card), a kártyán lévő adat (data on the card), or a kártyán található hologram (the hologram on the card). The expression can combine with possessives to indicate a specific card, such as kártyáján (on his/her card) or kártyádon (on your card). The form is applicable to various kinds of cards, including bankkártya, személyi igazolvány, üzleti kártya, vagy játék- és diákkártya, and also to digital representations such as virtual cards or card images in software and databases.

Semantic scope of kártyán extends to contexts like identification, payment, gaming mechanics, and documentation, wherever a distinction of location on a card is needed. While the core meaning is literal, kártyán also appears in figurative or technical phrases describing information presentation, validation features, and card-based workflows. Overall, kártyán functions as a straightforward grammatical tool to express “on the card” in Hungarian.