vállalaton

vállalaton is the superessive case form of the Hungarian noun vállalat, meaning the enterprise or company. In Hungarian grammar, the superessive (on top of, on the surface of) is formed with the suffixes -on/-en/-ön, and for the word vállalat the singular form is vállalaton, with the plural form being vállalatokon. This case is used to indicate a position on the surface of an object that is associated with a company, such as signage or labeling on a building or other material that bears the company’s mark.

In practice, the superessive form vállalaton is relatively rare in everyday language. More common locational constructions for corporations use other cases or phrases, such as vállalatban (in the company), vállalatnál or a cégnél (at the company), or akár a vállalathoz kapcsolódó surfaces expressed with phrases like a vállalat felületén (on the surface of the company’s property).

Usage notes: The choice of case in Hungarian depends on the exact spatial relationship being described. The superessive vállalaton specifically denotes something located on the exterior surface related to the company, whereas other cases describe interior location, association, or ownership in different ways.

Example (illustrative): A logó a vállalaton van feltüntetve. This illustrates the idea of something being displayed on the surface connected to the company.