Állásban

Állásban is a Hungarian term formed from the noun állás (state, position, job) with the suffix -ban/-ben, creating the inessive (locative) form meaning “in” or “inside” a state or position. The exact meaning of állásban depends on context, because állás itself has several related senses.

Two main senses are common. First, employment: with állás meaning a job or position, állásban can indicate being employed or holding a post. In formal language one might encounter a clause such as “Ő állásban van,” meaning “He is employed.” In everyday speech, though, speakers more often say “munkában van” or “dolgozik.” Second, position or posture: when referring to a physical arrangement or state, állásban can denote being in a particular position (for example, a device or object described as being in a certain state or alignment). In technical or descriptive texts, it may be used to express that something is “in the correct/expected position.”

Grammatical notes: -ban is the inessive suffix; vowel harmony governs the form (állásban). Plural or compound forms include állásokban (in the jobs/positions) and állásban lévő (in the state/position, i.e., the one who is in that state). The expression állásban lévő is used to refer to someone or something that currently occupies that state.

Etymology and related terms: állásban derives from állás (from áll, to stand), with related words such as állni (to stand), álló (standing), and állás (job, position). The sense chosen depends on context, making állásban a flexible, polysemantic form in Hungarian.