többinél

Többinél is a Hungarian grammatical form used in comparative constructions. It is formed from the determiner/adjective több meaning “more” or “the rest” and the adessive suffix -nél. The result functions as a postpositional reference that means “than the others” or “among the rest.” In practice, it marks the set of reference items as the others in a comparison.

Usage and meaning

- Többinél is typically placed after an adjective or adverb to express a comparison with the other items in a group. For example: Ez a megoldás gyorsabb a többinél. “This solution is faster than the others.”

- It can also appear with the particle is to emphasize an even greater degree: A többinél is jobb eredményt hozott. “It yielded better results than the others.”

Morphology and variations

- Többinél is the singular adessive form used when referring to a singular or undetermined reference set of ‘the others.’ For plural reference, the corresponding form is more common as többièknél or többieknél, depending on the construction and referent.

- In many contexts, speakers may prefer explicit noun phrases such as a többiek felé vagy a többieknél, especially in formal writing.

Relation to related forms

- Többieknél and többek között are related forms that handle plural reference (“with the others,” “among the rest”) but with different grammatical alignment.

- The basic concept is the same: a comparative reference to the remaining items in a group.

See also

- Több, többi, többiik (the rest, the others)

- Comparative constructions in Hungarian

- Hungarian adessive case with postpositions