listája

Listája is a Hungarian linguistic form rather than a standalone concept. In ordinary usage, it functions as the third-person possessive form of the noun lista, meaning it expresses ownership: “his list,” “her list,” or “its list.” The form is created by adding a possessive suffix to lista, with the exact shape determined by vowel harmony; for the common stem lista the result is listája.

Etymology and form: lista comes from the Latin-derived lista meaning a roll or catalog. The third-person possessive suffix in Hungarian is incorporated into the noun, producing a single word that combines the possessed item with the possessor. The suffix adapts to the final vowel of the stem; in lista the back vowel 'a' yields the form listája.

Usage and examples: Listája is used wherever a speaker wants to indicate ownership without naming the possessor explicitly. For example, A listája hosszú. translates to “Her/His list is long.” In continuous text, it can replace a possessive pronoun by relying on context, as in: Listája szerint a projekt határidőket igényel. (“According to her/his list, the project requires deadlines.”)

Ambiguity and variants: In lowercase, listája typically refers to the possessive form of lista. If capitalized as Listája, it can be a proper noun in some contexts, such as a surname or a place name, though this is uncommon and highly context-dependent.

See also: Hungarian grammar, possessive constructions, vowel harmony.