Ágban

Ágban is a Hungarian locative form of the noun ág, which means branch or twig. The suffix -ban/-ben marks location, so ágban literally means “in a branch” or “inside a branch.” The base noun ág carries the general sense of a limb or offshoot of a plant, and in compounds it often specifies the kind of branch, such as faág (tree branch).

In use, ágban appears in phrases describing something located within a branch. The form is inflected: singular ágban (in a branch), plural ágakban (in branches). With an article or determiner, you would typically see az ágban (in the branch) or egy ágban (in a branch).

Common related forms and compounds include faágban (in a tree branch), where the compound clearly specifies the type of branch. The plural forms, such as ágakban, are used when speaking of multiple branches.

Typical contexts are literal, describing physical locations in plants or objects that have branch-like structures. Figurative uses are rarer; speakers more often use terms such as ágazat for a branch or division of a system when a more abstract sense is intended.

Examples:

- Az ágban található odú. (There is a hollow located in the branch.)

- Egy madár az ágban lakik. (A bird lives in the branch.)

See also:

- ág (branch, twig) for the base meaning

- faág (tree branch)

- ágazat (branch, division or sector)