viszonylatában

Viszonylatában is a Hungarian adverbial phrase meaning “in relation to” or “in terms of.” It is used to express a reference frame or a comparative context, placing a statement, measure, or phenomenon in relation to another point of reference. The construction is common in formal, academic, and policy-related writing, and can appear in analyses, reports, and legal or technical texts.

Morphology and formation explain how viszonylatában is built. It comes from the noun viszonylat (relation, context) with the third-person possessive suffix -a, yielding viszonylata “its relation,” plus the locative suffix -ban (in), resulting in viszonylatában “in its relation” or more loosely “in relation to it.” The phrase is used as an adverbial modifier to indicate the reference standard or benchmark for the statement that follows.

Usage and sense. Viszonylatában is typically placed before the part of the sentence that defines the comparison or frame of reference, often after a noun such as árak, infláció, vagy gazdaság. For example: “Az árak viszonylatában a tavalyi évhez képest enyhe növekedés tapasztalható.” “A hazai piac viszonylatában az árak alacsonyabbak, mint a nemzetközi átlag.” These examples illustrate how the phrase signals that the ensuing information is evaluated relative to a specific standard.

Relation to other terms. Viszonylatában is related to but distinct from viszonylag (relatively) and viszony (relation). While viszony describes a general relationship, viszonylatában localizes a statement to a particular reference frame. The term is primarily used in formal Hungarian and may be less common in casual speech.