közutakon

Közutakon, also written közutakon, is the locative plural form of the Hungarian noun közút, meaning “public road.” It designates location on public roads and is used primarily in formal or technical contexts, such as traffic regulations, geographic descriptions, and official signage. It is not a separate concept, but a grammatical form used to indicate where an action or event takes place.

Formation and spelling: The base word közút (public road) forms the plural közutak (public roads). To express “on public roads,” Hungarian uses the locative plural suffix -akon/-eken, yielding közutakon (on public roads). In some contexts you may encounter older spellings or ASCII renderings like közutakon, but the standard modern spelling is közutakon.

Usage notes: In everyday speech, speakers often use more general phrases such as a közúton (on a public road) or rephrase to clarify the location, depending on the context. However, közutakon appears in formal writing, legal texts, and road-related documentation to specify location on multiple public roads rather than a single one.

Examples:

- Közutakon történő közlekedés esetén be kell tartani a megengedett sebességet. (When traveling on public roads, the permitted speed must be observed.)

- A közutakon végzett munkálatok idején forgalomkorlátozás lép életbe. (During roadworks on the public roads, traffic restrictions come into effect.)

Közút és közutakon kapcsolódó fogalmak: közút, közúti forgalom, forgalmi szabályok.