magatartása

Magatartása is the possessive form of magatartás, a Hungarian noun meaning behavior or conduct. It translates roughly as “his/her/its behavior” and is used to refer to how a person or entity acts in a given situation. The base term magatartás covers patterns of action, manners, and social conduct, and it can refer to both everyday behavior and more formal or normative contexts.

In psychology, education, and the social sciences, magatartás describes observable actions and reactions, often in relation to norms, rules, or goals. Descriptions may address compliant or disruptive behavior, interpersonal interactions, and how someone adjusts to social expectations. The possessive form magatartása is used when specifying whose behavior is being discussed, for example: “A dolgozó magatartása megfelel az elvárásoknak” (The employee’s behavior meets the expectations).

Grammatical notes: magatartása is the third-person singular possessive form attached to magatartás. Other possessor forms can be formed to indicate different persons or numbers, such as magatartásom (my behavior), magatartásod (your behavior), magatartásuk (their behavior). The term is often paired with e.g. viselkedés as a synonym, and with phrases like magatartásforma (a form of behavior) in more specialized contexts.

See also: viselkedés; magatartásforma.