példájában

Példájában is a Hungarian noun phrase used to express “in its example” or “in the example of its owner,” depending on the context. It is formed from the noun példa (example) with the third-person possessive suffix -ja to yield példája, and the locative suffix -ban, resulting in a single word: példájában. The phrase typically refers to an example that has been mentioned earlier in a text and functions as a postpositional noun phrase that can modify a verb or a larger noun phrase.

Morphology and syntax

The structure shows a possessive construction followed by a locative case: példa → példája (its/his/her/its example) → példájában (in its example). The possessor is usually the subject of the surrounding discourse, such as a model, study, or theory, making the phrase useful in analytical or scholarly prose. As a postpositional element, példájában can serve an adverbial or qualificatory role, pointing to the specific example under discussion.

Usage notes

Példájában is most commonly found in formal or academic Hungarian, where writers compare or illustrate points by referring to specific examples within their text. It is less frequent in everyday speech, where simpler expressions such as “az adott példában” (in that example) may be preferred.

Examples

- A tanulmány példájában a szerző azt mutatja be, hogy a módszer hatékony. (In the study’s example, the author shows that the method is effective.)

- A modell példájában látható, hogyan alakul a rendszer.

See also: példa, például, példatár.