kötelezettségi

Kötelezettségi is a Hungarian adjectival form derived from the noun kötelezettség, meaning obligation, duty, or liability. It describes things related to an obligation or binding duty and is common in legal, administrative, and formal language.

Etymology and form: The word is created from kötelezettség with the attributive suffix -i, yielding kötelezettségi, which functions as an adjective meaning “obligational” or “pertaining to obligations.” The underlying verb kötelez, meaning “to oblige” or “to bind,” is related to the concept of a binding duty.

Usage and context: Kötelezettségi is used primarily in compound nouns and phrases to indicate that an element concerns an obligation. Examples include kötelezettségi viszony (the relationship arising from obligations between parties), kötelezettségi határidő (deadline to fulfill an obligation), and kötelezettségi teljesítés (fulfillment of an obligation). It can also modify terms such as jog (law relating to obligations), viszony (relationship), or előírás (regulation) when the context concerns obligatory aspects.

Nuance and relationships: Kötelezettségi is neutral in tone, signaling factual relation to an obligation rather than moral judgment. It complements the broader concept kötelezettség, which denotes the obligation itself, and interacts with related terms such as kötelezett (one who is obligated or liable) and kötelező (mandatory or required) in Hungarian usage.

See also: Kötelezettség; kötelezettségvállalás (assumption of obligation); kötelezettségi jog (obligations law) in formal discourse.