utódjának

Utódjának is a form of the Hungarian noun utód, meaning heir or successor. It is created by taking the third-person possessive suffix -ja/-je to indicate ownership by someone, and then adding the case marker -nak/-nek, which marks a genitive or dative function in the sentence. The combination utódjának thus expresses a relationship such as “to/for his/her/its heir” or “of his/her/its heir,” depending on the context and sentence structure. In practice, utódjának is used when referring to something belonging to or concerning someone’s heir, or when indicating the recipient in a dative sense.

Usage examples illustrate its function. For instance: Az utódjának jogai védettek. (The rights of his/her heir are protected.) Az utódjának neve titokban maradt. (The name of his/her heir remained secret.) A végrendelet az utódjának jogait részletezi. (The will details the rights of the heir.) In these examples, utódjának marks a possessive relationship to the owner of the rights, name, or other referenced attribute.

Context and nuance. Utódjának is a formal, often legal or administrative construction. It is commonly found in official documents, genealogical records, and discussions of inheritance, where precise ownership or beneficiary relationships need to be stated. It is related to, but distinct from, terms like utód (heir/descendant) and örökös (heir by inheritance law).

Etymology. The word combines utód (heir/descendant) with the possessive suffix -ja/-je and the case marker -nak/-nek, yielding a form that signals the owner’s or beneficiary’s relationship to the referenced noun.