tudásban

Tudásban is the inessive (in- form) of the Hungarian noun tudás, meaning knowledge. It is formed by adding the suffix -ban/-ben to tudás, and it expresses location or state within knowledge. As a grammatical form, tudásban functions within noun phrases rather than as an independent word with a fixed semantic entry.

Usage and function

Tudásban typically marks a domain or scope related to knowledge, or a situation in which knowledge plays a central role. It is most often found in sentences that emphasize the state or presence of knowledge in someone or something, for example in phrases like a diák tudásában hiányosságok vannak (there are gaps in the student's knowledge). It can also be used with larger references to knowledge as a body or field, such as a világ tudásában rejlő lehetőségek (the opportunities within the knowledge of the world), though such constructions tend to appear in formal or literary style.

Semantics and translation

Because tudásban is a case form rather than a standalone lexical item, its translation depends on context. It can be rendered as “in knowledge,” “within knowledge,” or more naturally as “in one’s knowledge” or “in the knowledge domain of …” depending on the surrounding words. In everyday Hungarian, speakers often convey the same idea with other expressions, such as tudásban gazdag (rich in knowledge) or tudásban jártas (versed in knowledge), where the focus is on the extent or quality of knowledge rather than on the abstract location phrase.

Relation to related forms

Tudásban shares the same base noun as tudás and contrasts with other case forms such as tudásról (about knowledge) or tudásban lévő (present within knowledge) in terms of function and emphasis. The form is most visible in formal writing or careful speech where precise grammatical nuance matters.

See also

tudás, inessive case, Hungarian grammar, noun declension, tudásban gazdag, tudásban jártas